Clearance NDB Weather 
Air Facts
OCTOBER 30, 2024
I’d get a full flight briefing, regardless of the weather. After startup, I’d record a VOR check in the aircraft log while waiting for our clearance. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. I thought flying in the weather was easier; even Charlie seemed more subdued in the soup.
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 3, 2025
The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. Flight Level 150 is 15,000 metres, around 50,000 feet, so I’m wondering if someone translated the flight levels, as that seems like a big jump in clearance from 800 metres (3,000 feet). Please, request weather Mineralnye Vody.
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