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OB235: Inadvertent VFR Flight Into IMC

Published: July 4, 2022, 4 a.m.

Episode 235 Show Notes

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Topic of the show: Inadvertent flight into IMC while operating under VFR rules can be deadly, especially for a pilot without an instrument rating.\xa0 On this week\u2019s episode we hear from a pilot that flew into the clouds and beat the odds.\xa0 We share our thoughts on what a pilot should do if this happens to them and what to say to ATC.\xa0 We also get to some more aviation questions and awesome feedback!\xa0 Happy 4th of July, America!

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Timely Feedback:

  1. 1. Patron JW shares a picture of an old Road Atlas.
  2. 2. Patron JS shares some more information about the runway configuration in last week\u2019s confusing feedback.
  3. 3. SGAC Patron Darth Pilot shares some progress on infamous bird NOTAMS.
  4. 4. TBA helps us with the mysterious text message we discussed on a previous episode.

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Feedback

  1. Patron JEF shares audio about a flight when ATC seemed to be in the dark on the flight plan. Why?
  2. Patron CM shares a story about the local controller\u2019s familiarization flights.
  3. JCS sent an unnecessary apology for making RH\u2019s hair turn grey.

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