Ceiling Final Approach Indicated Airspeed 
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
We finally broke out on top into dazzling sunlight carrying about one inch of rime ice. This particular 172 normally cruised at 120 mph indicated airspeed, but with the ice it would barely do 90 mph and that required full throttle! However, at Springfield, Missouri, our final destination, the weather was bad.
Air Facts
MAY 10, 2024
A high degree of pilot proficiency, competence as well as currency (currency in Circling Approaches specifically). An acceptable meteorological combination of ceiling, visibility, and wind. ICAO minima for circling approaches is much higher than that stipulated in the FARs so consider higher weather minima.
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JULY 11, 2024
ATC was great, the FBO (FlightLevel - Beverly) treated us well and charged reasonable fees, and radar services were managed by the perennially capable Boston Approach. 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.
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