Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN. LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear An LLWS is defined as a wind shear of 10 knots or more per 100 feet in a layer more than 200 feet thick which occurs within 2000 feet of the surface.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 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. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. On Wednesday, April 17, I broke ground exactly at 11:00 am as planned. Famous last words.)

Approach 79

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 79

Flying Magazine

JUNE 24, 2025

Low ceilings and poor visibility often add stress on the system for departing or arriving aircraft. But the real culprit is the presence of widespread areas or lines of deep, moist convection that can produce severe or extreme turbulence and low-level wind shear.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Wind Shear Turbulence 110