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DECEMBER 29, 2024

Needing to fly two missed approaches at Sodus due to low weather. It was my first time going missed outside of a training exercise in a decade of being instrument rated. total), where IMC = instrument meteorological conditions. For years, Rochester was my planned diversion airport. Hours in IMC: 8.7 / 87.8

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 91

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway Weather Pilot 91

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

I had already fueled and readied the Warrior for departure, it was just a matter of pulling her out of the hangar. From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. It just didn't have any useful information to transmit.)

Instrument Meteorological Conditions 52

Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Final Approach Airplanes 52

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JULY 11, 2024

However, a forecast for low IFR weather in that part of Maine led us to cancel it. I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont.

Ceiling 52

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

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JANUARY 25, 2025

But getting there from Rochester, NY is never a simple task and not only requires the runway to be open with favorable conditions, but the weather between here and there must be amenable to a six hour round trip there and back again. Ed diverted south of the weather and made it through VFR. Still.not cool.

Runway 68

Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach 68