IFR Quiz

Weather briefings are full of potholes and gotchas. This quiz helps you refresh on the process and avoid common pitfalls.

This quiz clarifies the FAA and ICAO requirements regarding vision using corrective lenses. It also covers substitute test options for pilots with deficient color vision.

Instrument pilots often must land on contaminated runways. Sometimes, an airplane’s directional control is challenged by hydroplaning, a common cause of runway excursions. This month, we delve into this phenomenon and suggest ways to minimize its effects.

Occasionally it’s good to go back and review the basics. This quiz shares wake-turbulence information you may not know. Don’t let one catch you by surprise.

In early October, the FAA announced its periodic update to the AIM. These changes are not extensive, so we’ve mixed in some general IFR questions.

Departure in IMC can lead to a CFIT or midair collision after even a slight deviation from the published procedure. Review the practices below to avoid getting caught during this critical phase of flight.

As GA aircraft fly higher and higher, the risk of hypoxia increases. In August and September 2014, a Cirrus SR22T and a TBM 700 with two aboard were lost. Most recently, a Cessna 560 Citation was lost with five aboard. Hypoxia is a suspected cause. Hypoxia is a state of oxygen deficiency in the body […]