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, ...

Portable GPS devices enhance general aviation safety but are not certified as primary IFR navigation sources, particularly for instrument approaches, and should only supplement installed equipment. A ...

Pilots obtaining an instrument rating are required to complete a 250-NM IFR cross-country flight. This "long cross-country" flight includes a requirement for three instrument approaches. Confusion has ...

IFR operations at nontowered airports significantly reduce or eliminate ATC's separation services, placing primary responsibility on the pilot for separation from other traffic and terrain, especially ...

Barometric altimeters are calibrated to the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) and do not automatically correct for temperature, meaning in very cold conditions an aircraft will be lower than its ...

Flying an instrument approach with a modern glass panel is a qualitatively different experience than the same procedure with analog gauges. Even the most essential aspects of IFR flight—instrument ...

Instrument flying expands our world and adds depth to our primary piloting skills. This second episode in the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Beyond Proficient: IFR series emphasizes honing one's aptitude ...

This just in from the FAA: pilots may continue to use their IFR-approved GPS units for instrument approaches, at least for now. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association tells ANN on Friday, the FAA ...

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 ...

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 ...

The pilots flying a Learjet 35A (similar to this one) to Teterboro on a gusty day didn’t properly brief nor fly the circle-to-land approach and crashed turning toward Runway 1, according to the NTSB. ...