Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN. LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear An LLWS is defined as a wind shear of 10 knots or more per 100 feet in a layer more than 200 feet thick which occurs within 2000 feet of the surface.
Pilot Institute
MAY 26, 2025
Wind Shear Wind shear happens when the wind suddenly changes speed or direction over a short distance, which creates turbulence. This is why wind shear is described as either vertical or horizontal, depending on the direction of the change. What happens when you fly through wind shear?
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Flying Magazine
JUNE 24, 2025
But the real culprit is the presence of widespread areas or lines of deep, moist convection that can produce severe or extreme turbulence and low-level wind shear. For example, “Jax center, Cessna 34B needs 10 degrees left for weather until passing the Chesterfield VOR in 15 miles.” This engenders delays in the NAS.
Photographic Logbook
APRIL 19, 2024
Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.
Pilot Institute
MAY 1, 2024
Set the ILS, LOC, or VOR frequency required for the approach on your navigation radio. You may also include significant weather conditions, wind shear, or excessive turbulence. Don’t miss this step whenever you brief the approach. Are you flying a radio-based approach?
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