Pilot Institute
MARCH 7, 2025
At these heights, you could get into turbulence and gusty crosswinds. Has it been a while since youve flown in these conditions? Lets dig into them: Disorientation : Flying into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) without proper training is a very dangerous move. Winds at high altitudes can be unpredictable.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
AIRMETS – Airmans Meteorological Information An AIRMETS is a weather advisory that warns pilots about moderately hazardous conditions like turbulence, icing, and limited visibility. These conditions can affect the performance of smaller or less equipped aircraft. A SIGMET is usually valid for four hours.
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Professional Pilot
JANUARY 2, 2025
Additional operational modes include instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) navigation guidance, primary mode for all flight phases, and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) mode for visual glideslope display to the runway touchdown point, which is ideal for night approaches.
Photographic Logbook
JULY 11, 2024
We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. At one point, we entered a region of sufficient turbulence that I disengaged the autopilot to hand-fly. After a long, turbulent slog from Boston that ended with three instrument approaches in actual IMC, it felt like the least I could do.
Professional Pilot
MARCH 6, 2025
Winds Unlike wind around airports on relatively flat terrain, wind in the mountains often blows through steep valleys and across sharp ridges, altering its trajectory, adding to its speed, and generating severe to extreme turbulence. Those are solid signs of windshear and turbulence downwind of the ridge crest or mountain peak.
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