IFR Magazine

Destination alternates are common elements in any plan, but not so much takeoff alternates. They can be a big help should a flight get cut really short.

A couple of years ago I was getting back into IFR procedures after a time away from flying, and had just installed some fancy new avionics. I had been deliberately building the maximum number of procedures into each flight and obviously the local controllers had become familiar with my plans. So returning to my local […]

Ever watched news about ATC—controllers falling asleep, doing drugs, near misses? Can any of that be true? Here is one controller’s perspective.

Winter flying may almost be over but arctic blasts are still possible. Do you understand all the field-condition reporting jargon? After this, you will…

Perhaps you call them “Frankenstein” approaches since these require both RNAV (GPS) and conventional navigation, grabbing pieces from each.

How Do Ya Spell That? In Elaine Kauh’s article, “Plans Change,” in the January issue of IFR Magazine, there is an error in the route that Elaine lists for the flight: “You play defensive and file to go around all of that while including outbound, enroute and inbound checkpoints: RANDO DLL HERMNN WEASL.” The waypoint […]

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

Flight Training Fatalities Cut In Half Flight training fatalities have been cut in half in the last 20 years according to stats compiled by AOPA and the Liberty University School of Aeronautics. The study found 287 fatal flight-training accidents from 2000 to 2019 in piston singles and light twins with six seats or less and […]

During the pandemic, we suffered increased lead times for things. Generally, these lengthy lead times were called “supply chain problems” or just “supply chain.” There were both obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. The most obvious reason was that many businesses were shuttered for weeks to even a year or more during the pandemic in an effort […]

When’s the last time you reviewed your lost-com procedures? It can still happen…