Clearance Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 
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MAY 25, 2025
The most useless things in aviation are altitude above you, runway behind you, and fuel left on the ground." As I dutifully toed the line that was my instrument clearance, my benefactor at Rochester Approach looked out for me until the handoff to Buffalo Approach roughly halfway between the two cities. Downtown London, Ontario.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 24, 2025
Trying to fly in instrument conditions without the equipment and training is one of piston aviations deadliest mistakes, and explains waiting three weeks to make the cross-country. It has a 5,890-foot asphalt runway big enough for business jets, with runway and approach lights. There were no medical conditions.
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. Mitigating factors included no risk of convection (thunderstorms) or icing at our cruise altitude of 5,000 feet and VFR conditions expected to prevail at Saratoga Springs for our landing. Ground team!
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JULY 11, 2024
We made an IFR departure that morning on runway 16 and climbed above the ceiling in short order. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. This was even better than I requested.
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JANUARY 25, 2025
When bay ice consistently thickens to over 12 inches, a team of dedicated volunteers collaborates with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to open the Alton Bay Ice Runway. Over the years, its coveted status as the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States has endeared it to aviators seeking novelty.
Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
According to the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam), a stable approach is defined as one in which the pilot establishes and maintains a constant angle glidepath toward a predetermined point on the landing runway. This internal bargaining effect sets a potentially dangerous precedent because there’s no objective limit to defining an unstable approach.
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AUGUST 13, 2023
The ODP was a key element of my departure strategy, but I also filed to IPECA, the missed approach fix for the instrument approach to the runway we would use that morning. The direct route from our departure runway (34) to IPECA would also help manage terrain. Low clouds breaking up over Pickens County Airport.
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