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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 ...

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 to depart IFR and no local controllers, the Roanoke position had his hands full and still ...

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 to depart IFR and no local controllers, the Roanoke position had his hands full and still ...

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 to depart IFR and no local controllers, the Roanoke position had his hands full and still made ...

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.[YouTube:GiFIe-kRjts]

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 video picks up a couple miles southeast of ADOYI (uh-DOY-ee) on the GPS approach into ...