IFR Clinic
Enduring a black-screen episode in flight, for those in the know, isn’t as bad as it sounds. While the thought of losing a moving...
ON THE AIR November 2023
A few years ago, I was flying to Henderson, Nevada, in our Cessna T206H with my wife, two daughters and one of their friends....
Yearly Isn’t Enough
Eight years ago I retired from Part 121 flying. I currently have plenty of time in my logbook. At the airline I was flying...
Briefing November 2023
Cirrus Certifies SR10 Trainer
Cirrus has obtained U.S. type certification for a new trainer but it doesn’t seem likely it will produce the SR10 in...
Readback November 2023
Mood Music for Sim Challenge
I always enjoy your Sim Challenges and often punish my students by loading them up in our sim. I particularly...
ATC at AirVenture
Have you flown into AirVenture? You’ve heard stories about the stressful mixed density of traffic across all performance levels with pilots of widely varying...
Departures, Arrivals
Every flight, even a VFR flight, has a departure procedure and an arrival procedure. On VFR flights that might just be make a left...
Gambling in Reno
Today’s Sim Challenge begins on the ramp at Silver Springs, Nevada, (KSPZ). You can use real-world weather, but since it’s probably good VFR in...
Build Your Own Sim, Pt. 5
You’ve built your sim and you have been flying it a lot, improving your instrument proficiency and your overall confidence in the airplane. You’ve...
Winter Troubles
You’ve probably heard at least something about a strong El Niño episode that’s underway. During such years, weather hazards are plentiful, especially in the...
IFR Quiz November 2023
Departure in IMC can lead to a CFIT or midair collision after even a slight deviation from the published procedure. Review the practices below...
New Opportunities
Unless you ignore general aviation news, you’ve probably already heard that all of the Belvoir Media Aviation titles—Aviation Consumer, Aviation Safety, AVweb, IFR, and...