Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

They are configurable systems but typically report parameters including barometric pressure, wind speed, temperature, visibility conditions, and precipitation, among others. IMC – Instrument Meteorological Conditions IMC refers to meteorological conditions that require pilots to fly under IFR.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

” This is especially common when flying in IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) —like clouds or fog—when you can’t see outside. The textbook definition is: “The inability of a pilot to correctly interpret an aircraft’s attitude, altitude, or airspeed in relation to the earth or another reference point.”

Runway

Photographic Logbook

MAY 25, 2025

Minimal IMC West of London, scattered clouds at my cruise altitude resulted in roughly thirty minutes of time in instrument meteorological conditions that also caused some unfortunately timed light chop. Downtown London, Ontario. It made an already delicate operation more troublesome than normal.

OAT

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

This can reduce unnecessary diversions in low instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and avert collisions with unexpected wildlife and airport vehicles, especially at non-towered airports. FANS 1/A can be included to allow preferred access to North Atlantic tracks and preferential routing.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Lets dig into them: Disorientation : Flying into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) without proper training is a very dangerous move. Loss of Control Why does loss of control happen in general aviation (GA)? These five are the most common root causes.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

MAY 24, 2025

There were no medical conditions. The NTSB final report finds the probable cause to be loss of control during visual flight rules flight in night instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Examination of the aircraft found no preexisting issues.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

No Visual References This scenario is particularly true for instrument pilots flying in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). There are several criteria that must be met for a pilot to descend below Decision Altitude/Decision Height (DA/DH) or Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) on an instrument approach.

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AOPA

APRIL 8, 2025

Special Flight Rules Area), flying under instrument flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions bound for General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston—without being able to conduct a radio check on the ground because Potomac had no unicom.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

AV Web

JANUARY 14, 2025

This was our first flight together in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). From IFR Magazine reader David Brown: In 1994, my wife and I flew from Virginia to Daytona, Florida. Several times, the controller called out traffic for us, and on most occasions, I responded with 16 Romeo is IMC.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 30, 2025

91.205 implies it can, but does the VFR-only in the AFM prohibit IFR flight or only flight in Instrument Meteorological Conditions? It is equipped iaw 91.205(d) and flown by a current IFR-rated ASE pilot. Can the airplane fly on an IFR clearance? Citations, please.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 2, 2025

Based on the meteorological information, clouds were likely present from 4,000 feet msl through 14,000 feet msl. Probable cause(s): The pilots continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in airframe ice accretion and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

CFI Academy

DECEMBER 25, 2023

CFI Academy presents an exhilarating opportunity for aviation enthusiasts with our 2-Week Instrument Rating (IR) Course. Designed to enhance your abilities and ensure safe flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) weather, this intensive program is your key to mastering the skies.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Northstar VFR

MAY 16, 2024

With all the weather resources we have today, inadvertent flight from Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) continues to be one of the greatest causes of fatal accidents today. Why is this? can be confusing and overwhelming.

Weather

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Appreciating the immediate benefits of having graphical weather and related aeronautical information in the cockpit quickly recalled 1990-something memories of my first IFR cross-country in actual instrument meteorological conditions.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

One or more blockages in these holes, alone or in combination, create different errors in instrument indication. It’s critical for pilots, especially those flying in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) , to know how to identify these errors and what secondary instruments can be used as a back-up.

Pitot Tube

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Aeronautical experience in the regulations does not require that you have any actual instrument flight time to obtain your instrument rating. That’s correct, you can earn your instrument rating with flight time only in simulated conditions.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Photographic Logbook

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.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 9, 2024

The NTSB recently published the probable cause as “the non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. No other mechanical abnormalities with the airframe or engine were present.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 4, 2023

by Gustin Robinson, FAA CFI-I ASEL Flying under instrument meteorological conditions keeps even a good pilot on their toes. But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 9, 2024

The NTSB recently published the probable cause as “the non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. No other mechanical abnormalities with the airframe or engine were present.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

Additional operational modes include instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) navigation guidance, primary mode for all flight phases, and visual meteorological conditions (VMC) mode for visual glideslope display to the runway touchdown point, which is ideal for night approaches.

Flight Deck

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Regulatory Requirements for Instrument Currency Instrument Currency Basics To maintain instrument currency, the FAA mandates that within the preceding six months, a pilot must have performed and logged at least six instrument approaches, holding procedures, and intercepting and tracking courses using navigational systems.

Instrument Flight Rules

Photographic Logbook

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Number of hours flown in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in 2023 for a lifetime total of 79.1. This was largely due to my week in Michigan for seaplane training in which I logged 31.4 hours in a single week combined across time in my Warrior and Tom's Super Cruiser. 12.7 / 135.6:

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont. One of our last glimpses of the ground was the Connecticut River that physically coincides with the border between New Hampshire and Vermont. At one point, we entered a region of sufficient turbulence that I disengaged the autopilot to hand-fly.

Ceiling

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Helicopter courses include surviving inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), advanced energy management, and advanced cockpit resource management. Other courses specific to fixed-wing aircraft offered are titled advanced upset recovery and rejected takeoff go/no-go decision-making.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud.

Tail

AV Web

MAY 22, 2024

This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud.

Tail

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Somatogravic Illusion Let’s say you increase power to increase speed at night or in IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions). A quick identification and correction of the bank is all you need to avoid the graveyard spiral altogether. Your brain, ever so deceptive, interprets this feeling as a climb.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

It’s an unintended collision with the ground or obstacle and is frequently a result of a total loss of situational awareness or attempts to “push” below minimums during instrument procedures. Unintended VFR Flight into IMC Another avoidable cause is unintended VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

General Aviation

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The NTSB recently published its final report on this crash, determining the probable cause to be the “noninstrument-rated pilot’s intentional visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions based on latent weather information, which resulted in the airplane entering extreme precipitation, a loss of aircraft control, and in-flight breakup.”

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The GOM also called for the airspeed to be “on target” at such altitudes respectively. According to the GOM, either pilot could call for a go-around, yet neither did despite the published stabilized approach criteria being violated.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Within a a few minutes of going IFR, we emerged into clear air on the other side of the lake effect snow band and made for Sodus where I flew a practice RNAV-28 instrument approach with the autopilot. hours in actual instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). In total, I logged about 0.1

Runway

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 13, 2023

hours in instrument meteorological conditions with one instrument approach logged (Pickens County Airport) and two IFR departures (Pickens County and Knoxville). Almost home. Remarkably flat cumulus bottoms on the descent into Sodus. Recap This year's SurnameFest expedition added 13.8 hours to the logbook, including 1.9

Approach

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

When approaching or departing on a path that requires a high vertical rate or runs between areas of higher terrain, if you are suddenly in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and drift even a degree or a few hundred feet per minute, you could collide with the terrain without any warning.

Crosswind

Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

The risk of losing control is higher in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) or at night. So, it’s important to use the flight instruments to maintain control. Another issue is controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). CFIT is likely when the pilot does not pitch up adequately or if the aircraft stalls.

Wind Shear

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Putting the front to our tails, we flew in IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) for 30 minutes before emerging under a clear blue sky. Despite those ground clearances, we found that the ceiling above our home airport was high enough to accommodate VFR departures with airborne clearances. Better safe than sorry.

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