IFR

As wildfires burn east of Seattle, general aviation pilots in the Northwest feel the effects.

The naming convention for IFR fixes sometimes seems like the FAA’s version of Scrabble.

Pilot Workshops has released the latest in its series of guides for already-rated instrument pilots, IFR Procedures: A Pilot-Friendly Manual.

The Barnstormers Restaurant at the Greeley airport in Colorado gives pilots good reason to stop in for lunch after an approach or two.

I have logged in excess of 3,000 hours in a Redbird FMX Advanced Aviation Training Device. These are the devices that are mounted on cradles that provide the unit with pitch, yaw, and roll. One of the biggest surprises for the trainees who have been “flying” using the Microsoft Flight Simulator program and then try […]

The approach to KCHA holds a few less common things to watch out for.

Can you legally—and safely—rely upon a tablet to deliver the goods during instrument flight?

Aviation is filled with acronyms. Two of the first pilots are required to learn are IFR and VFR. IFR stands for instrument flight rules. VFR is visual flight rules. So what’s the difference? Let’s break it down. What Is VFR? Visual flight rules (VFR), created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), govern how to pilot […]

What are the different types of notes found on an instrument approach chart, and where do I find them?

A common thought is that deploying wing flaps will improve climb rate. But is it true?