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Logging Approach Question
Tonight I was flying back to SQL GPS 30. There was a dense, 100' thick ceiling covering half the airport at 800' AGL/MSL. I was in VMC the whole time yet it probably would have been illegal to fly in VFR as I would have been close to the clouds (see note below about this). So even though visibility was 10nm below the clouds, only have the airport had the ceiling and I never passed through any clouds, I presume I can still log this as an approach in "actual." So can you actually log an approach in actual and never go through IMC? Sounds strange but I guess you are able to do this. Same goes passing through a broken layer. Note: my passenger picked out a plane probably at about 600' flying from PAO to SQL while I was on final. I called out on CTAF (tower was closed) and didn't hear anything. I wouldn't be surprised they kept hush knowing they were breaking the regulations. I had not cancelled IFR and was on the approach and ended up doing a 360 and climbing. I contacted approach immediately telling him what I was doing but it could have caused a go around for a heavy if there was an inbound a/c going into SFO. Fortunately no one was around. Fortunately my passenger saw the traffic as they were below me, I was in a low wing, night, with clouds around and I wasn't expecting him. Gerald |
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