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Old October 16th, 2006, 21:33   #1
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Default Seemed like the whole US had crappy weather today

I went up today to do an IFR flight. Shot two approaches in IMC. We broke out at 80ft above the minimums for both airports. I hadn't flown in exactly three months so it was really fun stuff. It was also my second time in the glass cockpit Warrior, and my second time ever getting actual. Furthermore, I hadn't flown IFR since May, so it was a very enjoyable flight. It got somewhat boring towards the end flying in the dark though.
It was OVC005 so it was nice and flew at night as well. Anyone else take advantage of the prevailing IMC today?

KGFK 170115Z 04005KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC005 11/09 A2947 RMK AO2 P0001

Those glass cockpits are really fun. They make your life soooooooooooooooooo much easier.

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Old October 16th, 2006, 21:35   #2
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Nice pic I wish I went up and got actual today
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Old October 16th, 2006, 21:36   #3
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There's still chance! The clock is ticking!
BTW....10C at 4000ft. Far from freezing. Go fly!
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Old October 16th, 2006, 21:37   #4
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Are you joking, it was absolutely gorgeous up here today (knocks on wood)
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Old October 17th, 2006, 00:41   #5
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It was a gorgeous day here in the DC area. Tomorrow, on the other hand, will suck.
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Old October 17th, 2006, 00:42   #6
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Who says it is crappy wx?

This is great weather to fly in, infact so good that not only did I go up and fly in it, but I went up to fly in it in the dark, surrounded by clouds, over water, in an airplane that i've only had 3 hours in, that has an extra engine that keeps on "failing." And I must say, the weirdest thing happened, this was the first time that I actually expirenced virtigo. I was fixing the broken mystery engine, when I looked out and I completely thought I was upside down. The few white boat lights looked just like stars and there wasn't much of an horizon. So after half-a-second, I look down at my attitude indicator to fix all (see, the instrument training does stick), then I looked out again and immediatly thought I was upside down, so I look inside again, cross reference all of the instruments and i'm right side up, look outside again and I'm upside down. No matter what I did I always thought I was up-side down, so I flew using the instruments and just completely ignored what was out the window. I've had hours and hours of actual, but being in a cloud everything looks the same so your mind can logic it out (sort-of), but when the water looks like the sky and the sky exactly like the water, there's no way out except by using the instruments.

Point of the story: Great Weather to fly in!
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a few tornado warnings for the surrounding area never kept me out of the sky!!

actually, it did.
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Old October 17th, 2006, 02:08   #8
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Pretty low pressure too. I had 29.49 landing at CPS a few hours ago.
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