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Many start with a private pilot certificate, then add an instrument rating, but how can you become a true instrument pilot?

There’s some misinformation out there, so let’s be clear: In Part 91, you are permitted to make your own checklist. But if you do, there are things to consider.

Shortly after we published our update on making ACS regulatory (March 2024 issue), the FAA finalized the change. Here’s what you need to know.

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Long a favorite of instructors and examiners alike, it’s time we dug into this unusual and seemingly one-off approach, at least to broaden your understanding.

The last thing you want to hear from ATC is “Traffic!” or “Terrain!”, but it can happen when you least expect it. So be ready, know what to expect … and how ATC can help.

Engine Failure Proficiency I read with interest your March Remarks, “Staying Proficient.” As a CFI, one of the things I enjoy doing is teaching at regional safety seminars put on by one of the major type-owner groups. One almost-universal weakness I find among these single-engine pilots is a lack of an ability to properly and […]

Roswell Wins Air Races Roswell, New Mexico, was chosen to host the National Championship Air Races starting in 2025. The races will be held at the Roswell Air Center, once at the center of UFO conspiracy theories. The airport is mainly known for its vast boneyard of hundreds of airliners and other aircraft, which included […]

There are two types of proficiency needed today for competent instrument flight. Of course, you must fly solely by reference to the instruments in highly variable weather ranging from low ceilings and visibility all the way up to a more active environment that might include precipitation, gusty winds, convection, and worse.  But system knowledge is […]

Quite a few years ago, I was flying my Mooney on the short hop from San Antonio International Airport to Kerrville Municipal Airport. It was a typically hot, humid, and bumpy day in Texas. Back then there was an afternoon airline service from San Antonio to Austin, which was probably just a 15-minute flight at […]