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Tag Archives: fog
Sitting Around Waiting
We’re sitting in a waiting room while waiting. After all, that is what you do in a waiting room. We sit watching television news about tornadoes and flooding in Tampa. As I watch the satellite and radar images of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Cessnas, discipline, Florida, flying, fog, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, temperature-dewpoint spread, training aircraft, “reading” the weather
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Pilots, Briefers, and Weather, Oh My!
There is something to be said for knowing the weather in a particular geographic location. Additionally, I really miss flying in air masses over which I was capable of seeing vast expanses of air and moisture. I liked being able … Continue reading →
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Tagged "zero-zero", a promise of good VFR, airplanes, Cessnas, critical fuel, cross-country flight, discipline, flight training, Florida, flying, fog, Hazardous weather, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, terrain obscuration, turbulence, weather, wind shear
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Pilots and Weather
We’re sitting in the hospital waiting room while waiting for my mother-in-law to come out of surgery. We sit watching the news about tornadoes and flooding in Tampa. As I watch the satellite and radar images of the weather, my … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, ATC controllers, atmosphere, Cessnas, cumulonimbus, dangerous weather, discipline, flight training, Florida, flying jets, fog, FSS specialists, Hazardous weather, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, learning to fly, memories, pilots, Pilots and Weather, professional pilots, skilled pilots, storms, student pilots, tactical jets, terrain obscuration, training aircraft, turbulence, weather patterns, wind shear, “reading” the weather
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