Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

Living among the Great Lakes means that the weather risks that I find most concerning cycle with the seasons; icing when it's cold, thunderstorms when it's hot. Both were immediately on board, but the weather was not. Even a supposed milk run is not without need of strategic thinking. The offending cloud layer concealed rain.

OAT

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. In just six months I would reflect on my training and agonize over how inadequately I had been prepared for the real world of instrument flying, which is weather.

VOR

Air Facts

JULY 28, 2025

For days prior, I studied the weather through multiple sources: Weather Underground, Windy, MyRadarPro, ForeFlight, Aviation.gov, 1800-WXBRIEF, and more. to allow better weather and ensure a daylight arrival. The Clearance Conflict I arrived at the airport in rain, with 600–1000 foot overcast. Light rain.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

When flying through a high-pressure weather system, the same volume of air contains more molecules. The opposite is true for low-pressure weather systems. For example, if we were to takeoff on an airfield at sea level at 0C (32F), it would take 1520ft to reach our obstacle clearance height of 50ft. That’s an extra 360ft!

Density Altitude

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

ADS-B provides real-time traffic information and almost-live NEXRAD radar and weather data. It’s technically an IFR procedure, but can be used by any pilot to assure clearance from obstacles. It’s very similar to the obstacle departure procedure and, like the ODP, guarantees clearance from obstacles.

Density Altitude