IFR Magazine

No, we’re not departing from aviation-related information to give you a lesson in political correctness. But certain pilot biases can cause trouble.

Trim runaway is a serious—occasionally fatal—system malfunction. We look at what causes it and what you can do to handle it.

“What are you doing in Atlanta Class B without authorization?”

See what change looks like, where you can identify safety gaps in the National Airspace System, and how to make change.

Even if you got your instrument rating 30 years ago, this still affects you since the requirements for an IPC are in the ACS.

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.

Sim to Match My Panel Your article on simulators probably saved me $20k for a BATD that is nothing like the panel on my aircraft. I’m looking into building my own with an identical panel. But I barely know anything. Was hoping you might kindly point a noob in the right direction. Many thanks, —Nick […]

MOSAIC Comments Show Support The future of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) is in the hands of the FAA after a six-month comment period generated over 1300 responses. MOSAIC proposes to greatly expand the size, performance, and types of aircraft in the Light Sport category. Comments reflected overwhelming support for MOSAIC, which would […]

Staying proficient, or getting there if you’re not proficient, has long been a challenge for the typical general-aviation pilot. Of course, a proficient pilot is much more likely to be a safe pilot than the pilot who’s rusty. We’ve long claimed that there’s a significant difference between legal currency and proficiency. That’s unchanged. If anything, […]

Sun, smoke, or night can turn “VFR” effectively into IMC. However, technical VFR offers a chance to borrow procedures from IFR and VFR to get the job done.