Ceiling Runway VOR 
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
This was a standard approachmake it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry you to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast, solidly under the ORD Class B airspace. My plan was to make it into DPA with an 800+ ceiling and the Tower would carry me to the pattern into 06C, about six miles to the northeast.
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
The hourly sequence report showed Springfield had a ceiling of 100 feet obscured, a visibility of 3/8 mile and fog with a surface temperature of 30 degrees F. The forecast at our arrival time at Jefferson City was for a ceiling of 1,200′ overcast with a visibility of four miles in fog.
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Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Though its rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.
Inflight Pilot Training
MARCH 30, 2025
An instrument rating unlocks access to: Airports with IFR approaches (ILS, RNAV, VOR, etc.) Theres nothing quite like breaking out of a thick layer of clouds to find the runway right where it should beor shooting a perfect RNAV approach to minimums. A busy Class B airport? A mountain valley where clouds sit low over the ridges?
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. As we lined up on Runway 32, he advanced the throttles to 36.5 inches of manifold pressure.
Flight Training Central
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Though it’s rare, your destination airport could become unusable due to a thunderstorm moving in, or a disabled airplane on the runway. If either the ceiling or visibility is forecast to be less than 2,000 feet or 3 statute miles during that arrival window, you are required to file an alternate.
Flying Magazine
MAY 15, 2024
If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” VFR to MVFR…then 2 miles visibility and a ceiling of 1,200 feet agl. It’s an ATD. What could go wrong?
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