Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

The most useless things in aviation are altitude above you, runway behind you, and fuel left on the ground." Multiple student pilots were orbiting in a right-handed pattern north of the airport for touch and go's on runway 27R. Two(ish) mile final for runway 27L at Oakland County International. Aviate, navigate, communicate." "The

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

The Cessna 150 Since I was the only instrument rated pilot on the team, and the weather was marginal VFR, I chose to fly the 172, N7358G, up to Fairfield on an IFR flight plan above the clouds at 7,000 feet. My IFR flight plan called for a climb through some 4,000′ of clouds up to a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet.

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Air Facts

JULY 28, 2025

The route I filed is shown below, followed by a second picture, constructed after the fact, from the filed and expected routes information found on the Flight tab of Foreflight. Takeoff on runway 05, left turn northwest, initial climb to 2,000’. The ATC expected route is further north than my filed route. Light rain.

Clearance

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Density Altitude = Pressure Altitude + [120 x (OAT – Standard Temperature)] For example, the temperature at a pressure altitude of 5,000ft is 7C. Note: OAT and ISA Standard Temperature should be in degrees Celsius. Miscalculating density altitude can lead to runway excursions and fatalities. The post What Is Air Density?

Density Altitude

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

After 50 minutes, we were taxiing to the runway. Planning Pays Off Our takeoff from Santa Fe’s runway 02 went exactly as planned. We noticed the anticipated slower-than-normal acceleration; with liftoff 2,500 feet down the 8,300 foot runway. Since I filed an IFR flight plan, I requested the Flagstaff One SID.

Density Altitude