IFR Magazine

It’s common to auto-fill the alternate box with a nearby airport that meets legal weather and fuel requirements. But sometimes, a better alternate can be found nearby.

Rarely do we have days without notice of deliberate GPS interference somewhere in the U.S., usually from the military. But that’s only one source of GPS errors.

As scheduled, the FAA updated the AIM and Pilot/Controller Glossary effective March 21, 2024. As you look at this quiz, with questions from both documents, you’ve had more than two months to study. You have, haven’t you?

Have you ever yelled at a controller on frequency? Or, have you been yelled at by ATC? Do you think it was warranted? How did you handle it after that?

The good news is that our electronics give us options. The bad news is that it’s not always obvious which is the best option to use.

Even with proliferating GPS approaches, not all airports have an approach. And, without an approach, there’s no departure procedure. Can you legally get out in IMC?

ADM and Proficiency I found “Improve Your ADM” in the February issue by Douglas Boyd, Ph.D. to be an excellent article (although I particularly like statistics). Regarding instrument-rated pilots launching VFR into MVFR, a number of instrument-rated pilots I know aren’t comfortable going up into actual. One might wonder if the underlying cause of both […]

MOSAIC Expected In 2025 The Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) final rule likely won’t be enacted until sometime in 2025. The comment period closed for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the expansion of specifications for Light Sport aircraft in January and at the time hopes were high that the final rule would be […]

Seriously? That’s all we get? Our only takeaway is to watch for other traffic? I want more.

Approach pros always want to learn. That’s one thing that makes them pros. Test yourself and see how your knowledge stacks up against the experts. Perhaps you’re more pro than you think!