IFR Magazine

Eight years ago I retired from Part 121 flying. I currently have plenty of time in my logbook. At the airline I was flying over 500 hours a year and as a captain I had regular line checks and recurrent training events. I was at my peak skill as an instrument pilot, and with all […]

Have you flown into AirVenture? You’ve heard stories about the stressful mixed density of traffic across all performance levels with pilots of widely varying skills. In this first of two articles I’ll explore what it takes to control all that traffic in 10 days. The ATC planning for AirVenture is extensive and nearly never stops. […]

Every flight, even a VFR flight, has a departure procedure and an arrival procedure. On VFR flights that might just be make a left turn and remain in the pattern. Often times, particularly at a non-towered airport, you will make up procedures yourself. But on an IFR flight things are never so simple. There must […]

Today’s Sim Challenge begins on the ramp at Silver Springs, Nevada, (KSPZ). You can use real-world weather, but since it’s probably good VFR in this part of the country, set up an “under the hood” view in the sim that only shows the panel. We’ll tell you when to go under the hood and when […]

You’ve built your sim and you have been flying it a lot, improving your instrument proficiency and your overall confidence in the airplane. You’ve even deployed some of the devices we’ve talked about previously to give you a more realistic instrument panel. Yet, something is missing. Aviate, Navigate, Communicate Effective ATC communication is a critical […]

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.

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“Pibot” Can Fly Anything Say Researchers Korean researchers say their humanoid “pibot” is an autonomous flight system that doesn’t require significant flight deck modifications. The team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) say the robot is installed in a regular seat and uses servo activated human-like appendages to manipulate controls like […]

Unless you ignore general aviation news, you’ve probably already heard that all of the Belvoir Media Aviation titles—Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety, AVweb, IFR, and KITPLANES—have been acquired by Flying Media Group (FMG). As you might expect, I have received inquiries from subscribers and authors alike asking what that means for the future of this publication. […]

I always enjoy the magazine. Thank you to all who provide and produce the content. In Tarrance Kramer’s “Towerless Tribulations” article in April, he discussed the benefit of pilots cancelling IFR before landing at a non-towered airport. I agree with this sentiment; however it is worth noting that there are commercial operators whose Operations Manuals […]