IFR Magazine

You just dropped a bundle of money on your panel upgrade that includes Garmin’s G500 TXi full EFIS complete with engine monitoring. Know how to use it?

Approaches with both GPS and VHF sources are common, so don’t forget how to use all your navigation functions. Sometimes you need ‘em all, and at the same time.

Learn some tips and tricks from a veteran aviation forecaster about what to look for on even those basic weather charts.

100LL Endangerment Finding Released General aviation groups say they are committed to a safe transition to unleaded aviation fuel after the EPA’s long-awaited October endangerment finding on 100LL. Immediately following the announcement, the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions group, made up of the heads of most GA associations, held a media briefing to stress that […]

Recently someone reached out to me to discuss Richard McSpadden’s accident. While I try not to be a Monday-morning quarterback, he asked general questions that are worth exploring. When flying more advanced equipment, starting with light twins, it’s common for the pilot flying to give a takeoff briefing. However, usually that’s simply regurgitating a standard […]

• ATC at AirVenture
• Departures, Arrivals
• Quiz: SIDs and STARs
• Build YOur Own Sim, Pt. 5:
• Details, Differences
• Winter Troubles

Enduring a black-screen episode in flight, for those in the know, isn’t as bad as it sounds. While the thought of losing a moving color map is often the modern pilot’s horror-movie nightmare, most cockpits now have enough backup equipment so you can fly the airplane, navigate and (barring a full electrical failure) communicate. Do […]

A few years ago, I was flying to Henderson, Nevada, in our Cessna T206H with my wife, two daughters and one of their friends. During the evening descent, my passengers were talking excitedly about the Colorado River rafting trip we were to embark on the next day and pointing out the sights and brightening lights […]

Cirrus Certifies SR10 Trainer Cirrus has obtained U.S. type certification for a new trainer but it doesn’t seem likely it will produce the SR10 in the U.S. anytime soon. The type certificate was filed in April of 2023 but Cirrus spokeswoman Ivey McIver told AVweb the company has not pursued a production certificate, largely because […]

Mood Music for Sim Challenge I always enjoy your Sim Challenges and often punish my students by loading them up in our sim. I particularly like the trip around Hawaii in August’s “Island Hoping [SIC].” In fact, to set the mood for this challenge with my students, I had some Hawaiian music playing in the […]