Air Facts
JULY 23, 2025
Ceilings were 400 to 700 feet, with visibilities from one to four miles in rain and fog. Eight of these would be non-precision VOR and fixed-card NDB approaches flown to minimums in a non-radar environment. The forecast called for IFR conditions over our entire route.
Air Facts
OCTOBER 30, 2024
We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. 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 rounded up the usual suspects: VOR, NDB, ILS, partial panel, and unusual attitudes. My NDB approach was flawless.
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 3, 2025
The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. About a minute later: Flight 8243 : Now the hydraulics have failed The weather at Makhachkala was no better regardless of which source we use: a cloud ceiling of 750 feet with visibility down to 3,300 metres in haze.
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