dell30rb
Final Approach
I put my instrument rating to work these last few days. 4 approaches, 4 landings. That last one was absolutely down to minimums. When I got set up for the approach, the AWOS was reading 500 and 1 1/2. I had some time once I got every thing set up and just waiting to intercept the glide slope, checked again and the ceiling was down to 300 feet. I think in the future I will really like to see 500 and 1 1/2 or better before attempting an approach.
Having the stratus ADS-B was a huge help. On my return yesterday I could see the weather was really deteriorating and my filed alternate (FAY) had gone down to LIFR. So had everything to the south. There is really no substitute for having a real-time weather map in flight. I talked to jacksonville flight service but they were not much help. I wound up stopping at LRO to go ahead and top off with fuel and take some time to check weather and make sure I could get a decent alternate. In the end I landed with 4 hours of fuel and several nearby airports that were above alternate minimums.
KSSI 311753Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM OVC012 09/06 A3037
KMLB 311853Z 01011KT 6SM BR BKN007 BKN019 OVC027 21/20 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225
T02110200
KLRO 031935Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR OVC005 18/18 A3021 RMK AO2
KTTA 032035Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM DZ OVC003 11/11 A3025 RMK AO2 T01080108
Having the stratus ADS-B was a huge help. On my return yesterday I could see the weather was really deteriorating and my filed alternate (FAY) had gone down to LIFR. So had everything to the south. There is really no substitute for having a real-time weather map in flight. I talked to jacksonville flight service but they were not much help. I wound up stopping at LRO to go ahead and top off with fuel and take some time to check weather and make sure I could get a decent alternate. In the end I landed with 4 hours of fuel and several nearby airports that were above alternate minimums.
KSSI 311753Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM OVC012 09/06 A3037
KMLB 311853Z 01011KT 6SM BR BKN007 BKN019 OVC027 21/20 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225
T02110200
KLRO 031935Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR OVC005 18/18 A3021 RMK AO2
KTTA 032035Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM DZ OVC003 11/11 A3025 RMK AO2 T01080108
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