Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
Flying in the clouds in a single engine airplane when the OAT is below freezing is not a good idea! The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. The OAT immediately shot up to +5 degrees C. We were free!
Air Facts
JULY 28, 2025
PIREPs in the area were mixed—two for icing and two for turbulence—but none matched my intended altitudes. I filed to cruise between 2,000 and 4,000 feet MSL, well below the 6,000-foot threat zone. I couldn’t determine cloud tops precisely; one app suggested they were above 15,000 feet. I accepted the route—with caution. Light rain.
AeroSavvy
AUGUST 20, 2021
Bad data caused by turbulence, turns, and other anomalies was discarded. All of our flying started early in the mornings before afternoon turbulence and storms. After takeoff, the SID directs the pilot to fly south to the OATES intersection near Sedona, AZ. Pressure altitudes were converted to density altitude. We did both!
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