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20110729 ILS 13 KACY

This is my approach into Atlantic City, NJ (KACY). The controller gave me a "slam dunk" which put me in an interesting position. One of my passengers was experiencing her first flight in a small plane and I wanted to take care in the descent,

20101104 GPS 17 KJYO

This the second proficiency approach (this one to landing) of the day. Again, ceilings weren't too low, but I was still able to get some training in actual conditions. Weather: 32007KT 10SM OVC025 10/08 A2953

20101104 ILS 32 KOKV

This is a proficiency approach into Winchester, VA. I had to cancel a planned flight to Blacksburg, VA due to the icing forecast, but I was at least able to get up locally where there wasn't any ice. Ceilings weren't very low, but there's

20101019 Cloudy Headwinds

This is a compressed continuous video segment captured while flying between 8000ft (2438m) and 10,000ft (3048m) over the Appalachian Mountains in southwest Virginia. This highlights a decision analysis scenario: Mountains in the area average about 4500ft

20101019 Departing KJYO

This is my IFR departure from Leesburg, VA (KJYO) enroute to Bristol/Tri-Cities (KTRI). Typically smooth clearance delivery and departure. Weather: 00000KT 10SM OVC018 13/10 A2995

100523 GPS 17 KJYO

This is the last of today's approaches in actual conditions - and this was the "lowest" weather I've ever had coming into my home field. AWOS was reporting 4 miles in rain, but I didn't have the runway in sight until about 1 mile

100523 GPS 5 KFDK

This is the second of my approaches today. The weather over Frederick, MD (KFDK) was better than either Martinsburg or Leesburg and the only real entertainment I had on this approach was listening to the "Err Froahn" (Air France) flight being

100523 GPS 8 KMRB

This is my approach in IMC to Martinsburg, WV (KMRB) . Besides being the first approach in actual conditions I'd flown in a few months, this approach was also interesting in that it demonstrates the need for all parties to pay attention. The tower

100523 Departing KJYO

The weather and schedules (both the plane's and mine) aligned today to allow me to get in some approaches in actual conditions. It had been a few months since I'd been in any serious actual IMC, so I was feeling a bit rusty. Today's flight

091030 GPS 17 KJYO

Here's my night IMC approach into Leesburg, VA (KJYO) coming home from the Virginia Tech football game. The cloud layer was about 3000 feet thick and had presented us a solid undercast ever since climbing out over Blacksburg . We broke out right on

091030 Departing KBCB

This is the last of a series of captures showing what it's like departing Blacksburg, VA (KBCB) after a Virginia Tech football game. A cloud layer rolled in during the game giving us a solid overcast 1200 feet over the field. With everybody needing

091030 In Line to Depart KBCB (Part 2)

This is the second of a series of captures showing what it's like departing Blacksburg, VA (KBCB) after a Virginia Tech football game. A cloud layer rolled in during the game giving us a solid overcast 1200 feet over the field. With everybody needing

091030 In Line to Depart KBCB (Part 1)

This is the first of a series of captures showing what it's like departing Blacksburg, VA (KBCB) after a Virginia Tech football game. A cloud layer rolled in during the game giving us a solid overcast 1200 feet over the field. With everybody needing

091029 Departing KJYO

My departure from Leesburg, VA (KJYO) en route to Blacksburg, VA (KBCB) for the Virginia Tech football game. Captures AWOS, clearance delivery, IFR departure from the non-towered field, and climbout through the cloud layer.

090927 GPS 17 KJYO

This video is one of a series captured during a recent IFR currency/proficiency flight. I departed home base in Leesburg, VA (KJYO) and flew approaches into Charlottesville, VA (KCHO) , Orange, VA (KOMH) , Culpeper, VA (KCJR) and back into home. This
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