51FD pilot reports

Pilot reports filed within 100 NM of Tex Merritt Private Airstrip (51FD), Leesburg, FL. 20 in the current window, 4 reporting turbulence or icing, as of 21 Sep 2026 1831Z. · Open on the map

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VRB UA

Position: 97 nm SE of 51FD
Altitude: 7,000 ft
Aircraft: P28A

VRB UA /OV VRB260005/TM 1821/FL070/TP P28A/SK SKC 040/TB NEG

Profile · by altitude

VRB UA

Position: 97 nm SE of 51FD
Altitude: 7,000 ft
Aircraft: P28A

VRB UA /OV VRB260005/TM 1821/FL070/TP P28A/SK SKC 040/TB NEG

Pilot reports are subjective, single-aircraft observations. Always confirm with an official preflight briefing.

All 20 reports within 100 NM position · altitude · conditions · raw text

These reports are near 51FD, not at it. Each gives its distance and bearing from the field — read one 60 NM away as regional context, not as this airport's conditions.

Clear 7,000 ft, tops 60,000 ft; Bases 4,000 ft

1821Z · 97 nm SE of 51FD · 7,000 ft · P28A

Clear 7,000 ft, tops 60,000 ft; Bases 4,000 ft

VRB UA /OV VRB260005/TM 1821/FL070/TP P28A/SK SKC 040/TB NEG

VFR

1821Z · 76 nm ESE of 51FD · 5,500 ft · C150

VFR

MLB UA /OV MLB/TM 1821/FL055/TP C150/WX VFR/TB SMOOTH

Broken 3,600 ft

1812Z · 39 nm ESE of 51FD · B752

Broken 3,600 ft

Remarks: ON RWY 36R FINAL

MCO UA /OV KMCO170005/TM 1812/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES BKN036/RM ON RWY 36R FINAL

No turbulence or icing reported

1812Z · 98 nm SSE of 51FD · FL260 · HDJT

LAL UA /OV LAL155060/TM 1812/FL260/TP HDJT/TB NEG

Tops 40,000 ft

1810Z · 61 nm SSE of 51FD · FL370 · E55P

Tops 40,000 ft

ORL UA /OV ORL180045/TM 1810/FL370/TP E55P/SK TOP 400

Clear

1802Z · 31 nm ENE of 51FD · 1,500 ft · B737

Clear

Remarks: SMOOTH RIDE

SFB UA /OV SFB270006/TM 1802/FL015/TP B737/SK CLR/RM SMOOTH RIDE

Light, occasional turbulence

Hazard

1753Z · 45 nm SE of 51FD · FL350 · B38M

ORL UA /OV ORL180025/TM 1753/FL350/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG

Light turbulence

Hazard

1751Z · 57 nm NE of 51FD · FL340 · A21N

OMN UA /OV OMN/TM 1751/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT

SMOOTH RIDE ON RWY 35R FINAL

1745Z · 39 nm ESE of 51FD · B737

Remarks: SMOOTH RIDE ON RWY 35R FINAL

MCO UA /OV KMCO170005/TM 1745/FLDURD/TP B737/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON RWY 35R FINAL

Moderate turbulence

Hazard

1726Z · 33 nm ESE of 51FD · 6,000 ft · A321

MCO UA /OV MCO360005/TM 1726/FL060/TP A321/TB LIGHT- MOD

Light chop turbulence

Hazard

1726Z · 66 nm SE of 51FD · 16,000 ft · C550

MLB UA /OV MLB250020/TM 1726/FL160/TP C550/TB LGT CHOP 160

C172

1718Z · 54 nm ENE of 51FD · 1,500 ft · C172

C172

Remarks: VMC

DAB UA /OV DAB160015/TM 1718/FL015/TP C172/SK C172/RM VMC

Clear

1714Z · 25 nm NW of 51FD · 2,000 ft · P28A

Clear

JAX UA /OV OCF170010/TM 1714/FL020/TP P28A/SK CLR

No turbulence or icing reported

1712Z · 44 nm W of 51FD · FL320 · E170

PIE UA /OV PIE360040/TM 1712/FL320/TP E170/TB NEG

Clear 5,000 ft, tops 60,000 ft

1711Z · 73 nm SE of 51FD · 5,000 ft · C208

Clear 5,000 ft, tops 60,000 ft

MLB UA /OV MLB230025/TM 1711/FL050/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG

Broken 3,200 ft

1710Z · 35 nm ESE of 51FD · 3,000 ft · A320

Broken 3,200 ft

MCO UA /OV MCO/TM 1710/FL030/TP A320/SK BKN032

Clear

1709Z · 55 nm NE of 51FD · 1,500 ft · PA34

Clear

DAB UA /OV DAB/TM 1709/FL015/TP PA34/SK CLR

No turbulence or icing reported

1705Z · 31 nm ENE of 51FD · 1,400 ft · C25A

Remarks: LTG CHOP

SFB UA /OV SFB270006/TM 1705/FL014/TP C25A/RM LTG CHOP

No turbulence or icing reported

1704Z · 31 nm ESE of 51FD · 400 ft · HDJT

ORL UA /OV ORL250001/TM 1704/FL004/TP HDJT/TB NEGATIVE

No turbulence or icing reported

1704Z · 91 nm SSW of 51FD · FL220 · A321

Remarks: DURD

SRQ UA /OV SRQ270015/TM 1704/FL220/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURD

Frequently asked

Are there any PIREPs near 51FD?

20 pilot reports were filed within 100 NM of Tex Merritt Private Airstrip in the current reporting window, 4 of them reporting turbulence or icing.

What is a PIREP?

A pilot report is a first-hand account of conditions aloft filed by a pilot in flight: turbulence, icing, cloud bases and tops, flight visibility, wind and temperature. It is the only weather source that reports what an aircraft actually experienced rather than what a model or a ground sensor inferred. UA marks a routine report; UUA marks an urgent one.

How current are these reports?

The national PIREP feed carries roughly the last 90 minutes of reports and is republished every 5 minutes. A report is a snapshot of one aircraft at one place and time — conditions a few thousand feet away or twenty minutes later can differ.

More about 51FD

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