Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 10, 2025

hours of single-pilot IFR spread over three days, most of it between 8,000 and 10,000 feet, dodging cumulus buildups. The Oshkosh trip reminded me that a full day in the air takes a toll on the human body and can have a significant impact on a pilots ability to make sound decisions. This last point is important.

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Pilot VFR On Top Air Traffic Control Weather 96

Pilot Institute

MARCH 19, 2025

Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning. Pilots love knowing about the wind. Suppose either of these factors exceeds your ability as a pilot or the airframe limits. Most pilots of light aircraft fly VFR, requiring good visibility to navigate. What Is a METAR? However, beware!

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Weather Altimeter Runway NOTAMs 72

AV Web

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Seattle Center, N13DZ, request climb to VFR-on-Top. They say again, N13DZ, requesting climb to VFR-on-Top. Fortunately, someone somewhere had the foresight to make uncommon clearances (like VFR-on-Top) quickly accessible for a time just like this. The pilot requests VFR-on-Top.

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VFR On Top Clearance Approach Weather 59

Flight Training Central

MARCH 15, 2024

A collection of exciting new courses and digital pilot manuals from the team at PilotWorkshops is now available in the Sporty’s Pilot Training app These new training products were designed to take your VFR and IFR flying skills to the next level and maximize the utility of your pilot certificate.

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Pilot Approach VFR On Top Clearance 52

Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This was the actual conversation that started the journey for this green commercial pilot. The year was 2017, and I was two months into my first pilot job flying skydivers in the C182 at a small Canadian drop zone, when my boss approached me with this question. “What?

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Weather Approach VFR On Top Knot 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Top questions for the week include: What are the cumpulsory IFR reporting points? Pilots are able to discontinue reporting compulsory points when informed by ATC that the aircraft is in “radar contact.” What’s the difference between VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR weather? AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. (

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling AGL True Airspeed 52