Weather
Well, I was suppose to have a flying lesson today. Alas, the weather didn't cooperate. This was the weather report today at McKinney Airport.
METAR KTKI 142053Z 10005KT 2SM BR OVC007 08/06 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE10 CIG 005V010 SLP183 P0001 60001 T00780061 56037Translated, this means: Dec 14 at 2053UTC (2:53pm local), Wind is 5 Knots from heading 100° (slightly East by Southeast); Visibility 2 Statute Miles; Mist; Overcast with a ceiling of 700 ft.; Temp is 6° C, Dew point is 8° C; barometric Pressure is 30.03 inches of mercury. The rest of the data (after the code, "RMK" is non-standard data, some of it is important, some of it is not, I'll explain it another time).
Long story short, with Visibility of only 2 miles and clouds at 700 ft above ground level, the airport was operating under IFR (Instrument Flight Rules). This would have been okay with my instructor because in order to get my Private Certificate because I am required to log at least 3 hours of training under IFR or simulated IFR anyway. There was one catch, the plane I'm training in has a Attitude Indicator (artificial horizon). It's not that big of a deal if you can fly VFR because you get to use the actual horizon to see what your pitch and all that stuff, but it's a very important instrument for IFR conditions because it's extremely easy to become disoriented when you're flying in zero visibility.
My next lesson is Sunday, Dec 16. The Forecast is for clear skies.
Tim logged this lesson: 0.0 hrs
Total time: 4.9 hrs
