Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These weather alerts each have their own role: AIRMETs warn about moderate conditions like turbulence, icing, and limited visibility, which can affect smaller or less equipped aircraft. SIGMETs alert pilots to more severe weather events like thunderstorms, volcanic ash, or strong turbulence that could pose serious risks to any flight.

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UTC Turbulence Weather Knot 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. A target moved across my traffic display at 450 knots (518 miles per hour). "I Same course, same altitude, same frequency handoffs as the week prior. Photo by The Bear.

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Runway Knot Weather Turbulence 95

Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An Airmet Sierra is issued for Ceilings less than 1,000 ft and/or visibility less than 3 miles affecting 50% of the area as well as extensive mountain obscuration. Airmet Tango (Turbulence): “T” for turbulence, this Airmet is pretty straightforward. In short, anything that affects visibility will issued as an Airmet Sierra.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Pilot 52

Air Facts

APRIL 24, 2024

We had light winds, good visibility, full cloud cover, and ample ceiling heights. But, with a frontal system approaching, the conditions were expected to worsen over the hours subsequent to our passing through, including the chance for moderate to severe turbulence. But the turbulence would continue to worsen.

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Turbulence Wind Shear Final Approach Ceiling 52

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Minimum wind speed Amount of precipitation Cloud ceiling height Visibility A standard briefing should contain all this information and more. Know Your Minimum Conditions The first step in obtaining your briefing is knowing your capabilities and how comfortable you are flying in adverse weather.

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Weather Pilot True Airspeed Ceiling 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. A sudden wind shift, a 10-knot or greater speed increase, a 45-degree or more direction change, or gusts exceeding limits may also cause a SPECI. This includes the wind direction in degrees and the wind speed in knots.

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Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. AIRMETS – Airmans Meteorological Information An AIRMETS is a weather advisory that warns pilots about moderately hazardous conditions like turbulence, icing, and limited visibility. A SIGMET is usually valid for four hours.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying.

Wind Shear 52

Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 2, 2024

No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. is a common question, when the wind, ceiling, visibility, turbulence, or even temperature are obviously not conducive to routine flying.

Wind Shear 52

Wind Shear Runway Crosswind Ceiling 52

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

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. Incidents of severe turbulence are becoming more common, often leading to injury. The captain slowed the aircraft from 104 knots and exited the runway onto a taxiway.

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Turbulence V Speed Rudder Air Traffic Control 99

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

The Garmin glass lived up to its reputation for being easy to program, and the autopilot did as it was programmed, even in turbulence, with appropriate rudder input. The tail comes off the ground to a tail-low position and the airplane flies off at about 45 knots. Bluntly, we cant figure out how a pilot could overshoot a landing.

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Gross Weight Horizontal Stabilizer Airplanes Rudder 78