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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, but I was vectored onto the localizer past the glideslope intercept point and I didn't want ...

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[YouTube:QM4CdYhHaBU]

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 still no substitute for training in real conditions. Weather: 33006KT 10SM -DZ SCT025 OVC040 ...

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 (1372m), but will reach 6000ft (1829m) and higher just a little further along the route of ...

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[YouTube:eB6L4JnhHLI]

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 from the threshold. I also taught myself a lesson. It may not be clear from the video, but there ...

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 worked by ATC. Oh, and there was a bit of fun not captured here where I was climbing out ...

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 controller asked me to "report CEBER". I responded that I would although that waypoint ...

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 was planned from Leesburg, VA (KJYO) to Martinsburg, WV (KMRB) then over to Frederick, MD (KFDK) ...

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 cue at about 1500 feet MSL.   [YouTube:5qpd7ZAhoyY] This capture also shows off our ...