IFR Magazine

BasicMed was a big win for GA, but it wasn’t perfect. Gradually, some of those shortcomings are being addressed. Here’s the latest.

Fatigue management is each pilot’s responsibility. Only you can decide how much rest you need and the best way to get it. Adopting a lifestyle conducive to quality sleep can improve your flying and your entire day. Know how to manage your life to get that quality sleep?

As the saying goes, there’s nothing older than yesterday’s newspaper. The same could be said for yesterday’s navigation data, right?

A popular winter ski destination with summer activities to please nearly any outdoor enthusiast, Telluride is a popular destination, but the airport can be “interesting.”

Pilots always listen to the ATIS, right? And how does ATC get that information it records for the ATIS. And while we’re at it, how do AWOS and ASOS differ?

Can You Get There? Here’s the basic question: If no arrival from your inbound direction is published for your destination airport but one is published for a nearby airport, can you file and fly that arrival even though it is not charted to serve your destination? As an example, in Oklahoma City no arrival is […]

California Lead Ban Passed The California legislature passed a bill banning leaded aviation fuel by 2031. After passage by the State House 59-11, the Senate confirmed it 30-8. The final bill is a compromise on the original introduced by Democratic Sen. Caroline Menjivar earlier this year. She proposed a phased approach based on demographics of […]

The morning flight there was uneventful. Not so for the return that afternoon.

For your August OTA I sent you the photo (repeated here) of the Gulfstream that was towed to parking, but the ground crew neglected to set the chocks. Subsequently, it rolled into the Challenger behind it. I thought you might like to know the outcome. The Gulfstream has been repaired and is flying. The Challenger’s […]

More than half of controlled flight into terrain accidents are fatal, and about 17 percent involve GA. While the number of accidents is decreasing, we can do better. Start by acing this quiz.