Instrument Flying

Directional and lateral stability help make an airplane a good IFR platform. Heres why along with some tips on how to measure it.

The FAAs new Practical Test Standards will require a circling approach during an Instrument Proficiency Check. Heres what you need to know.

This time, you can blame it on ATC. Controllers arent keeping up with GPS approach clearances and procedures, which is why you need to.

You often hear pilots discussing whether a plane is a good IFR platform. Heres what theyre discussing and how to decide if your airplane measures up.

Yes, zero-zero takeoffs are risky. Heres how to examine the hazards realistically and decide if youll go or wait for better vis.

Loss of your vacuum system or other flight instruments poses a challenge in training and real life, but its hardly a death sentence

Flight-level fear? For aircraft capable of getting there, the teens offer the best compromise between higher performance and high-altitude risks

The NTSBs catchall improper IFR usually means duck unders, minimums busts, cheated turns and other fatal shortcuts

As GPS opens up remote airports to IFR approaches, youll have to fly these procedures without vectors. Heres how

Spoiled by the accuracy of GPS, some pilots forget that VORs have a number of places where errors can build up