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. Ground team!

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Final Approach Airplanes 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

However, a forecast for low IFR weather in that part of Maine led us to cancel it. I had no interest in flying one hour north only to be shut out of our destination by weather below minimums for the available instrument approach procedure. We spent some time in instrument meteorological conditions over Vermont.

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Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

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.

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Instrument Flight Rules Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Pilot 52

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. They are: Runway Width Sloping Runway Sloping Terrain Black Hole Approach Autokinetic Illusion False Horizon Vection Illusion Let’s look at each one in detail.

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Runway Instrument Meteorological Conditions Approach Airplanes 52

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the plane descends toward the runway on final approach, it may encounter various scenarios where a safe landing cannot be assured. This may be difficult if the weather is at or below minimums for the approach.

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Pilot Wind Shear Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

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.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 26, 2024

These include a runway collision, porpoising, bouncing, or possible overrun. ATC can also ask for a go-around if the landing runway is unsafe or for spacing reasons. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. Airspeed is not less than 1.3Vso +10/-0.

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Wind Shear Runway Aeronautical Decision-Making Approach 52

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

It had a short runway which was often contaminated with snow and ice. The pilots reduced power to bleed altitude, but, given the short distance to the runway, they knew they would land long. Unfortunately, several are involved in aircraft accidents in which adverse mountain weather is a contributing factor.

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Crosswind Weather Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway 40

Photographic Logbook

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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Approach Ceiling Runway Clearance 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 28, 2023

As our trip to Sleepy Hollow neared, forecasts for IFR weather inspired a shuffling of airplanes and pilots so that our seven adventurers were distributed among three IFR-capable airplanes with current IFR pilots. Final, runway 34, photographed from Two Six Romeo. Better safe than sorry. Photo shamelessly stolen from Alicia.

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Clearance Knot Instrument Meteorological Conditions Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

MAY 24, 2025

Over the next couple of weeks, the pilot demonstrated good decision making by not flying back up to New Hampshire, putting off the flight several times due to poor weather. He met with his friend at the airport, and while it was a benign fall day in New England, with VFR weather en route, the CFI counseled against the flight.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Aeronautical Decision-Making Visual Flight Rules 52