Somewhat surprisingly, many of the challenges of learning to be a proficient IFR pilot are the same as those one encounters when just getting started as a student pilot. One of the toughest skills for ...

Max Trescott was the 2008 National Certified Flight Instructor of the Year. Based in Palo Alto, California, he publishes aviation books and software, including Max Trescott’s GPS and WAAS Instrument ...

The FAA talks about view-limiting devices being used during instrument training but doesn't fully explain why they are necessary. Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying ...

The Instant IFR Training Glasses are designed to simulate actual IFR conditions for instrument training. The precision frosting and wrap-around design helps prevent cheating. The glasses have ...

Keep a careful eye on outside temperature, and use pitot heat, propeller heat, and carburetor heat judiciously. You often can ...

LYON—Elixir Aircraft, after having started Elixir two-seater deliveries to Airbus Flight Academy Europe in their new glass-cockpit version, is pressing on with the development of an instrument flight ...

COLUMBUS, Miss.— Airbus Helicopters is pointing to the twin engine H135 helicopter’s 5.5 million hours of instrument flight rules (IFR) experience since the year 2000 as a key differentiator in the ...

LAMPASAS — The Lampasas County Higher Education Center and IFR Flight Training School partnered to offer the first Private Pilot Ground School course beginning Oct. 14. The course introduces students ...

[Avionics Today 01-26-2015] The FAA has withdrawn a final rule that would have established a new regulation allowing pilots to log more hours using approved Aviation Training Devices (ATDs) toward ...

This aircraft is EASA CS-23 certified and features a Rotax 912 iSc fuel-injected engine and an airframe that prioritizes ...