Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Each is defined by varying ceilings and visibility. They stand for Visual Flight Rules, Marginal Flight Rules, Instrument Flight Rules, and Low Instrument Flight Rules. IFR = Ceilings between 500’ and 999’ AGL and/or visibility between 1 and 3 miles.

Instrument Flight Rules

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

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. Weather at the destination airport at the time of the accident included a 300 feet ceiling, quarter mile visibility in fog, and calm wind.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That’s correct, you can earn your instrument rating with flight time only in simulated conditions. This is because instrument flight rules (IFR) and instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) are much less prevalent in certain areas of the world.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

By now, it was dark and the weather in Gaithersburg had deteriorated with fog and low cloud ceilings. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

Approach

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. This central core extends up to around 10,000 feet MSL, the airspace’s ceiling. However, the ceiling for each shelf is the same as the core. The shelves extend outwards from the core.

Clearance

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

Green – VFR ( Visual Flight Rules ) Ceiling > 3,000 ft. C ( 12°F)/-11.0°C C ( 12°F) Remark: Very light icing In other words, typical gorgeous day atop Mt. Washington! Years ago, when we first had access to live, inflight METARs, I would have fun with my first officers by pulling up Mt Washington’s METAR.

Weather

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The acronym “AIRMET” stands for “Airmen’s Meteorological Information.”

UTC

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

There are different requirements if the flight is operated under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Visual Flight Rules (VFR). For example, a pilot flying IFR in controlled airspace will have to file an IFR flight plan and receive an ATC clearance.

AGL

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. However, there was a presidential TFR (temporary flight restriction) around Scranton that lay on a direct line between Sodus and Philly. Famous last words.)

Approach