Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning. As expected, the NOTAM closing the ice runway did expire and no new notification replaced it. Alton Bay's floating bandstand about 100 feet south of the runway threshold. "Wakey-Wakey, Eggs and Bakey" It almost did not happen. He certainly had a point.

Runway 89

Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 89

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Some gust fronts can be completely harmless or may be a precursor for an encounter with severe turbulence and dangerous low-level convective wind shear. READ MORE: How Do You Check NOTAMs? These gust fronts often contain severe or extreme turbulence, strong and gusty straight-line winds, and low-level convective wind shear.

Wind Shear 114

Wind Shear Weather Turbulence Knot 114

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

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. I felt another flash of irritation when the Arrow stopped on the runway and dawdled for a while as we rapidly closed the distance with the runway threshold on short final.

Airplanes 86

Airplanes Runway Weather Approach 86

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below). NOTAM – NOTice to AirMen. A pair of synchronized flashing lights, located laterally on each corner of the runway approach threshold, providing rapid and positive identification of the approach end of a runway.

Runway 52

Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52