IFR Magazine

• Low Clouds at Altitude
• Take care with Li-Ion batteries
• Mapping humidity
• Flight Plan Follies
• Li-Ion Battery Safety
• How High is Up?
• Build Your Own Sim, Part 2
• Just a Little Fog
• Back to Basics

I was picking up my IFR clearance early one morning at Gillespie field in San Diego. While copying down my clearance when the tower had just opened, I thought I heard, “Cirrus N1234, Cleared KIWA via MBZ2 departure as filed … 4000, expect 11,000 two minutes after departure … “ After I read that back, […]

Assume you’re about to buy a new airplane. All the pre-buy inspections came back clean, the money cleared out of escrow, and you’re already planning your triumphant maiden trip home. Now you just have to figure out where you’re gonna park this thing. Setting up your home sim is no different—you must consider its location. […]

For this sim challenge, we’re back in the mountains because it’s just so much fun in the sim. You’ll fly two short hops over the Rocky Mountains. The trip begins at in Kremmling, Colorado (20V). Then, you’ll stop at Eagle (KEGE), on the way to the notorious LOC approach to Aspen (KASE). You’ll need a […]

While pilots and air traffic controllers work with each other daily, perhaps we don’t often think about the nitty-gritty details and problem-solving taking place on the other side. When everything appears to be running smoothly, there’s nothing to worry about, right? If I’m your controller for the moment and tell you, “Proceed direct [FIX],” it’s […]

Going Below Minimums Please thank Ken Maples for writing this much needed article that appeared in your May 2022 issue. Many of us pre-brief approaches from home, including highlighting the chart and adding annotations. From now on mine will include a visibility checkpoint. Interestingly, for my home field, S50, Auburn (Washington), the speed Category A […]

• FUTURE AUTOMATION
• MASTER YOUR MEDICAL
• MISHEARD MISTAKES
• LASER STRIKE QUIZ
• WE STILL NEED NAVAIDS
• TORNADIC STORMS

• Editor’s Log
• Unicom
• Complacency
• Low Flying
• Coupled Approaches
• Managing State and Trajectory
• CFIT Aftermath
• Accident Probe
• NTSB Reports
• Learning Experience

Maybe it’s time to renew your medical certificate or even obtain your first. The first step is to complete the online application at MedXPress.faa.gov. Benign as it may appear, it can cause unneeded misery if not completed accurately. Here are some angles, tips, and things to bear in mind as you weave your way toward […]