"Newps" wrote in message
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That's true but if the ceiling really is only 1000 you ain't gettin' in.


That's not necessarily true. A ceiling is the height above the surface of
the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomenon that is reported as
broken, overcast, or obscuration. A broken layer covers 5/8 to 7/8 of the
sky, aircraft can sight the field with a broken layer at 1000 feet and be
cleared for a visual approach.