Altimeter Ceiling Runway 
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
While most of it tends to be hidden away either in the cabin ceiling space or under the cabin floor panels, some of it – particularly the air conditioning riser ducts – is fitted in the cabin walls at certain intervals, making the inclusion of a window at that position impossible.
Flight Training Central
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. What is the headwind component for a landing on Runway 18 if the tower reports the wind as 215° at 30 knots? Determine the pressure altitude at an airport that is 1,300 feet MSL with an altimeter setting of 29.6.
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Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
The hourly sequence report showed Springfield had a ceiling of 100 feet obscured, a visibility of 3/8 mile and fog with a surface temperature of 30 degrees F. The forecast at our arrival time at Jefferson City was for a ceiling of 1,200′ overcast with a visibility of four miles in fog. How can this be?
Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 6, 2024
By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. However, the METAR for their destination showed an overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground level and fog. Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. View of GPS track when viewed from landing runway (NTSB) At about 1.25
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Runway visual range (RVR) under 2,400 feet triggers a SPECI, and another is issued if it rises to 2,400 feet or more within 10 minutes. Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. Well, these events can quickly affect visibility or runway conditions so much that they call for a special report.
Flying Magazine
MAY 30, 2025
The altimeter started slipping. Ceilings drop. Right where he expected it, the runway lighting broke through the mist. In an instant, the world outside vanished into a milky blur. The instruments in front of him were sharp and bright, but overwhelming. His scan fell apart within seconds. His heading wandered.
Air Facts
DECEMBER 30, 2024
I completed the rest of the leg with a routine flight and some more mountain terrain with spectacular views although I did encounter solid cloud ceilings with the terrain sometimes less than a thousand feet below me and the cloud layer 500 feet above. Additionally, the needle on my altimeter at one point was swinging through 500 increments!
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