Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2024

Check NOTAMs Before departure, check the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) publication. You might find a NOTAM about your destination’s surface conditions. Don’t depend on NOTAMs to provide up-to-date information on soft field conditions. When crossing the threshold, start reducing the power.

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NOTAMs Runway Approach Descent 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? It is also possible that the boundary may not have enough lift or moisture to produce clouds. Often outflow boundaries or gust fronts produce low reflectivity returns that fall below the threshold used to filter out other clutter not associated with actual areas of precipitation.

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Wind Shear Weather Knot Turbulence 114

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

Unless the weather lifted before we arrived, there would be no getting into Port Huron. Per the chart, the field generally has fuel available and, while there was no NOTAM about fuel being unavailable that day, I could not find a fuel price in ForeFlight. It was a typical turbulent, gusty, unpredictable Mackinac Island arrival.

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Airplanes Runway Weather Approach 52