On 12/15/2005 10:13, three-eight-hotel wrote:

If this weather holds, it might be time for some of us newer IA pilots
to get some actual time in! I realize in most locations the visibility
is a little too low, but the season is definitely upon us...

Anybody at SAC planning on getting some actual in???


What I'm seeing around KSAC and KSMF is low-level fog. Once that burns-off,
the sky is clear. Have look at the METARs for KSMF and KAUN (Auburn):

Sacramento CA [KSMF] hourly observation on the 15th at 9:53am PST (1753Z)
wind calm, visibility 1/8 mile, runway 16R visual range 600 feet, fog,
indefinite ceiling 100 feet, temperature 3°C (37°F), dewpoint 3°C (37°F),
altimeter 30.11

Auburn CA [KAUN] automated hourly observation on the 15th at 10:10am PST (1810Z)
wind calm, visibility 10 miles, sky clear below 12,000 feet, temperature
10°C (50°F), dewpoint 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.06

As you can see, once the fog goes, it's clear blue.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA