Flight plans come in two flavors: VFR and IFR. GPS units carry one of two designations: VFR or IFR. Weather is either VFR or IFR. While VFR and IFR appear to be black and white concepts, there is one ...

While it is unlikely youll ever have to use your hard-earned partial panel flying skills in a real emergency, critical systems do and will fail at the worst possible times. The good news is there are ...

It was November in Seattle. The ceiling had been going up and down all morning. A pilot was heard on the unicom asking for a runway advisory-he was still 6 miles out. Although he was instrument rated, ...

An Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) is required after 12 months out of IFR currency and is structured like another instrument rating checkride, demanding thorough preparation. Preparation involves ...

If you have ever felt a touch of information overload while briefing and flying terminal instrument procedures, stand by. ForeFlight is about to introduce a tool designed to streamline the process by ...

A major shift in light aircraft avionics could soon eliminate one of the biggest compromises in modern panel design. Dynon is developing fully integrated IFR navigation that lives inside the SkyView ...

In Part 1, we discussed how there’s a significant difference between flying a circling approach in training and flying one in the real world. In the U.S., approaches are created using criteria ...

Aero-Terms are designed to be a daily reminder of the terms, names, acronyms and explanations of the unique language that populates the aviation world. Aerospace, sport aviation, fixed wing, helo, you ...

Allen County Regional Airport is seeking written testimony from flight schools, pilots, aviation businesses, aircraft owners and anyone in use of its Instrument Landing System ...

To illustrate the many aspects of defining and implementing general flight and operating rules, consider the specifications for a Category II or III instrument approach to land as reflected in the ...