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As always, January’s “Incommunicado” is an excellent article from Tarrance Kramer. The article about the fun-and-games of losing communication between pilot and ATC, from...

Alternate Mins NA? As the FAA is transitioning the National Airspace System (NAS) to Performance Based Navigation (PBN), more and more we see VORs becoming...

Can I Get That Sim? I am a long-time subscriber to IFR who is interested in getting more information on Ryan Koch’s DIY flight simulator...

More Ways Up I have to disagree with Douglas Boyd’s statement in his November article, “Which Way Is Up?” that you have to choose between...

Whichever Way Up In 2013, I was again breaking in a new CFII for an instrument competency check. I was flying a /U C172 at...

Go? Or No-Go? I read with interest your “Go? Or No-Go?” Remarks in the September 2022 issue, where you analyzed that choice in light of...

Got Fuel? I was recently reviewing the fuel requirements for IFR flight, and I realized that they were not what I was thinking. I thought...

Searching For Nine I just finished reading Bob Teter’s “Future Automation” in the July issue. Then, I went to the airport and twisted the knob...

How’s That TAA Work Again? When looking at the KGSO GPS Rwy 5R approach in “Gettin Down” from June 2022, I thought the TAA in...

Cleared to Land. Again. It is always interesting to hear ATC’s side of the story—in particular Elim Hawkins’ response to Runway Separation in April’s “Questions...

Going Below Minimums Please thank Ken Maples for writing this much needed article that appeared in your May 2022 issue. Many of us pre-brief approaches...

Just Cancel As a retired Center controller with significant airport control experience, I cringe every time I hear the following on ATC frequencies at non-towered...