Airplanes Clearance Instrument Meteorological Conditions 
WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
Altimeter: Shows the altitude of the aircraft above a designated reference point, essential for flight level assignment and terrain clearance. Attitude Indicator (Artificial Horizon): Shows the orientation (pitch and bank) of the aircraft relative to the horizon of the Earth, essential for instrument meteorological conditions flight.
Photographic Logbook
MAY 25, 2025
Flying westbound toward Rochester at 6,000 feet, I traversed a variety of unique cloudscapes, blasting through them with impunity courtesy of an IFR clearance An overcast layer deprived Rochester's cityscape of its fullest color potential. I added an OAT probe to my JPI engine analyzer before I started instrument training in 2012.
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Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
IFR Currency Requirements As a pilot, you must remain proficient in flying under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). The FAA requires specific currency requirements to maintain your instrument flying privileges. Within the Past 6 Months, You Must Log: 6 instrument approaches.
Ask a Flight Instructor
JANUARY 30, 2025
A scenario: the TCDS for an airplane (in this case an 8KCAB) is silent on certification for VFR or IFR. Can the airplane fly on an IFR clearance? 91.205 implies it can, but does the VFR-only in the AFM prohibit IFR flight or only flight in Instrument Meteorological Conditions? The AFM states VFR-only.
Photographic Logbook
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Even slowed by a 25 knot headwind, the airplane still saved time. From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. We departed Sodus VFR and contacted Rochester Approach for our instrument clearance. All went according to plan.
Photographic Logbook
JULY 11, 2024
But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. Repositioning Flight When we arrived at Rochester in the rain, it appeared that the best plan was to move the airplane the following day.
Photographic Logbook
JANUARY 25, 2025
I urged all participants to be airborne by 7:00 am if we were to have any chance of securing limited airplane parking spots on the ice of Alton Bay. He grew up near Lake Winnipesaukee, had watched airplanes landing on the ice as a kid, and never dreamed that he would someday arrive in one. Photo by Ed. Is he moving?!"
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