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.

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VOR Weather Approach Runway 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing to the ceiling. Very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.

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Turbulence UTC Weather Airline 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

The route is simple, GPS direct, but…there’s my personal 1,000-foot en route ceiling requirement, and those silly Smoky Mountains. Even though synthetic vision might help me perform an emergency descent to a valley that might not be cloud filled, that’s pretty sketchy as a risk-mitigation strategy. It was now time to plan the trip.

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Airplanes Weather Ceiling Turbulence 94

Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

He lost 200 feet before even noticing the descent. Ceilings drop. A quick look at winds aloft while planning the descent. The clearance was amended just before top of descent. The instruments in front of him were sharp and bright, but overwhelming. His scan fell apart within seconds. The altimeter started slipping.

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Pilot NOTAMs Clearance Approach 104

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. The controller confirmed a descent to 3,000 feet, the minimum safe altitude for BEGKA. miles from the runway (8.3

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Approach Runway Descent Air Traffic Control 97

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

ATC was in communication with the pilot, as the airplane entered several right- and left-hand banks and rolls and entered a steep descent while in a bank angle. The pilot requested Special VFR for low ceilings and visibility, but didnt really express to ATC the issue he was having trying to maintain clearance from the clouds, Sedor said.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Cockpit Airplanes 68

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, during the descent on an ILS approach, you encounter VMC prior to reaching the initial approach fix. From 1 hour before to 1 hour after ETA, forecast ceiling 2,000, and visibility 3 miles. From 2 hours before to 2 hours after ETA, forecast ceiling 2,000, and visibility 2 and 1/2 miles. The en route weather is IMC.

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Instrument Flight Rules Ceiling Descent Approach 52

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. Perhaps just prior to the start of descent could be the optimum time–certainly completed no later than commencement of approach. Recall that we must remain at or above MDA until we are in a normal position to perform a normal rate of descent to landing.

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Approach AGL Descent Runway 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Often, turbulence is the harbinger of mountain waves, not the ideal ceiling—and visibility unlimited—day. Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. We continued our descent into Great Falls, leaving “the wave” behind and above.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 97

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

For at least 1 hour before and for 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival, the ceiling will be at least 2,000 feet above the airport elevation and the visibility will be at least 3 statute miles. Ceiling 600 feet and visibility 2 statute miles. (B) Ceiling 800 feet and visibility 2 statute miles. (2)

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Ceiling Approach Weather 52

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

AIM 5-3-3 ) When unable to climb/descent at a rate of at least 500 feet per minute.( Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility. VFR = Ceilings greater than 3,000’ AGL and visibility greater than 5 miles MVFR = Ceilings between 1,000’ and 3,000’ AGL and/or visibility between 3 to 5 miles.

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Instrument Flight Rules AGL Ceiling True Airspeed 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

These combined factors led to a slower top speed for the aircraft than expected, but the XP-81 still had descent handling and climb rate and was light on the controls. In November 1946, Convair produced the second XP-81 prototype, 44-91001, which was ready for flight testing at Muroc by February 1947.

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Thrust Tail Jet Drag 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was capable of flying up to 172 mph (277 km/h, 149 knots) and reach a service ceiling of 18,000 ft (5,500 m). The aircraft began its descent from an altitude of 1,000 feet to land on a predetermined spot at NASA Ames Research Center, December 7, 1962.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Aileron 82

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

Moments after climbing through the ceiling over Beverly, MA. We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. Approaching the Green Mountains of Vermont, the ceiling began to close back up. This meant that there would be no getting into Sodus unless the ceiling lifted.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Recorded track data revealed that the pilot began a descent to the destination airport and crossed over the approach end of the runway on a heading perpendicular to the runway heading. Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes Runway Pilot 87

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

While other airlines have doors in first class, Air France instead has floor-to-ceiling curtains. At 12:05PM, the captain announced that we’d be starting our descent shortly, and would be landing in around 35 minutes. You can only use one monitor at a time, and the tablet can help you choose which one you want to turn on.

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Approach Airline Airlines Runway 86

Air Facts

JANUARY 6, 2025

The flight had been unremarkable for a wintery Midwest afternoon, typical with low ceilings and IFR conditions. Light icing in the descent, we had briefed the increased Vref speeds as we had many times before. It was the first officers (FO) leg to fly and I was the pilot monitoring.

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Drag Runway Approach Ceiling 98

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

This system includes modes for: roll pitch heading vertical speed altitude hold approach These modes allow for a steady rate of descent, ascent, and consistent speed and altitude ranges. One of the standout features of the Cessna 172’s cockpit is its digital autopilot system. What are the performance specifications of the Cessna 172?**?

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It’s very nice with high ceilings, good lighting, and all that. We came in from the north, and I was on the right, so it remained pitch black most of the initial descent. They didn’t give us any timeline, but I knew it was going to take awhile. But, it is severely lacking in food options. I was getting restless.

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Airplanes Runway Cargo Ceiling 130

Air Facts

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Upon clearing the Pine Valley Mountain range, I began my descent once clear of its 10,000-foot peak past breathtaking red sandstone cliff walls to the 2,800 ft elevation field. Day 2 included flying over the most desolate and remote terrain I had ever flown over with mountain peaks reaching 11,000 feet. My approach into St.

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Weather Approach Knot VFR On Top 98

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

I put the gear down one dot above the glideslope and let the drag bring the aircraft down at its 550 foot-per-minute descent rate. Upon reaching our agreed upon, 500-foot ceiling, I put the flaps down and, without touching the power until the runway was made, I glided the aircraft to a (lucky for me) smooth landing.

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Knot Approach Pilot Runway 97

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Recorded track data revealed that the pilot began a descent to the destination airport and crossed over the approach end of the runway on a heading perpendicular to the runway heading. Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Rather than ending every flight with a missed approach, let your safety pilot make the call just as you reach minimums or a reasonable visual descent point. Circling is a great skill even if youd only use it with high ceilings and in daylight. Youll be ready for either.

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Approach Pilot Ceiling Descent 52

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 27, 2024

A floor-to-ceiling window looked out over the town, more than a thousand feet below. And it wasn’t a gradual or tapered descent; this was straight down, a sheer vertical drop. And I remember a place in Ecuador, overlooking a valley. It was a hacienda-style hotel perched at the top of a mountain. Was it Otavalo, maybe?

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Ceiling Descent Pilot Airplanes 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. Put the aircraft in level flight to give them a moment to consider their next course of action so they are not anxiously doing climbs, descents, and unplanned turns. These flights work best if they are limited to an airport 10 to 15 miles away.

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Crosswind VOR Airplanes Runway 110

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

I expected to manage some cloud layers during the New York portion of the flight, but the forecast called for a high ceiling at Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Phantom City Initially, I believed that the original forecast claiming high ceilings around Philadelphia would come to pass. Famous last words.)

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 77

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It also includes complications to show the current ceiling or surface winds for a favorite airport ( read our full review of the ForeFlight Watch app here ). ForeFlight This well-designed app displays airport weather, NOTAMs, communication frequencies, runway information and more.

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Pilot Altimeter Weather NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Weather conditions on Groundhog Day were better than the week prior, characterized by a high ceiling and no thin screen of clouds hiding the ground from view. In the descent, wind direction rotated counterclockwise until it became a direct southerly crosswind. Same course, same altitude, same frequency handoffs as the week prior.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

One Mile at a Time

MAY 16, 2025

One thing I love about Hawaiians Dreamliners is how there are stars on the ceiling. Thats right around the time that we started our descent, and five minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on. As a side sleeper, I found it was best to sleep facing left, since theres a bit of a cutout by the fuselage.

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Airline Airlines Runway Approach 85

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Personally I don't like the "spikes" attached to the ceiling. At this point, we started our descent into Singapore, flying near Malaysia. The windows were unlocked when we started our descent. This is the arrival hall The departure hall. One of the airline's check-in area. Once I was done, I made my way to terminal 2.

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Runway Descent Airlines Airline 59

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

From my preparation I knew that this airport had customs & immigration and avgas and was closer to us than Reykjavik, so I checked the weather at Egilsstadir via my InReach: it was CAVOK (ceiling and visibility OK) ! So perfect weather. We kept at FL090 so icing was above us.

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Weather Clearance Knot Airplanes 52

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Consisting of timed, coordinated climbs and descents, Patterns A and B required the pilot to be on altitude, on heading, and on time. One foggy morning out at Dulles, Charlie and I were waiting for the ceiling to improve so we could launch on an IFR training flight. We also flew in IMC.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

Finally before started our descent, our female Captain came on and updated us on our arrival and weather update and with a prediction of light turbulence during our approach. At this point, we started our descent into LHR airport. At this point, it was slightly turbulence as we flew through some low ceiling clouds.

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Weather Turbulence Runway Narrow-Body Aircraft 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Airbus has incorporated an auto emergency descent feature in its A350-1000, which will fly the aircraft to an altitude where theres enough breathing oxygen. Any passenger can press this guarded switch on the cabin ceiling, then the aircraft will calculate where the next suitable runway is, and will land there automatically.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 23, 2025

The approach to Runway 28R has a minimum descent altitude of 673 feet above mean sea level, which is 250 feet above ground level. The closest stations warned of half-mile visibility, below the minimum for Montgomery Field, and 200-foot ceilings. They approached San Diego in the early hours of Thursday morning. kilometres).

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Approach Ceiling Weather Pilot 70

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Our trusty Continentals or Lycomings do well in cold climates as long as we warm up the engine fully before takeoff, manage the cowl flaps smartly, and avoid shock cooling in idle descents. A complete weather briefing is a must with an emphasis on ceilings, visibilities, cloud layers if IFR, and freezing levels.

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Ceiling Airplanes Density Altitude Weather 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Our trusty Continentals or Lycomings do well in cold climates as long as we warm up the engine fully before takeoff, manage the cowl flaps smartly, and avoid shock cooling in idle descents. A complete weather briefing is a must with an emphasis on ceilings, visibilities, cloud layers if IFR, and freezing levels.

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Ceiling Airplanes Density Altitude Weather 98