Altimeter Clearance Weather 
One Mile at a Time
JULY 20, 2024
The plane took off roughly on schedule, at 4:15PM, and most of the flight was routine, though it took a bit longer than usual due to weather enroute, as the plane made several detours. On top of that, weather conditions in Tampa weren’t great that day, with rain and strong gusts, so it was a tricky approach. Tampa’s altimeter is 30.14.”
Air Facts
JUNE 4, 2025
Inside the FBO, I grabbed a cup of coffee and checked the weather briefing one last time. With takeoff clearance from the tower, I pushed the throttle forward. I focused on the panel: attitude indicator, heading indicator, altimeter. I locked into a steady scan: attitude, altimeter, turn coordinator, back to heading.
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Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Navigate also means managing weather, because thats often the biggest challenge on an IFR flight. Understanding weather theory and mastering technology like datalink radar is important, but so is the ability to maintain a big picture view of your flight: how does the weather affect your desired route and ATCs priorities?
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
If you focus too much on the inside, you might overlook cues like approaching traffic, changing weather conditions, or landmarks. Flying through bad weather. Review weather, NOTAMs, and airspace details. If weather or scheduling prevents you from flying, use these alternatives: Practice chair flying. Poor flight planning.
Flying Magazine
MAY 30, 2025
The altimeter started slipping. Every phase of flight has a checklist, clearance, frequency change, routing amendment, weather check, or procedure review. A typical IFR flight might begin with a clearance to copy prior to takeoff. The weather moves in. In an instant, the world outside vanished into a milky blur.
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. In just six months I would reflect on my training and agonize over how inadequately I had been prepared for the real world of instrument flying, which is weather.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 9, 2025
Pilots use holds for traffic delays, weather, emergencies, planning, or runway changes. Bad Weather Sometimes the airport may not be busy, but conditions at the time aren’t suitable for an airplane to make a safe landing. Holding patterns are a great way to keep your position and ensure clearance from terrain and other aircraft.
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