Ceiling Descent Instrument Meteorological Conditions 
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. Although there was an instrument approach procedure for the runway, the track data revealed that there was no attempt by the pilot to execute it.
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. Although there was an instrument approach procedure for the runway, the track data revealed that there was no attempt by the pilot to execute it.
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Northstar VFR
JANUARY 4, 2023
by Gustin Robinson, FAA CFI-I ASEL Flying under instrument meteorological conditions keeps even a good pilot on their toes. But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane.
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. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
It is based on the pilot’s judgment of certain visual clues, and depends on the maintenance of a constant final descent airspeed and configuration. The destination is a couple thousand feet above sea level, with an RNAV approach that depicts a higher-than-normal descent gradient to a down-sloping runway. The ceiling is 800 ft overcast.
Photographic Logbook
AUGUST 13, 2023
While I anticipated an IFR departure that morning, I wanted to see ceiling and visibility of at least 300 feet and a mile to avoid smacking into mountainous terrain around Pickens County Airport during take-off. Before too long, the visibility rose to unrestricted while the ceiling remained around 300 feet.
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