Even with a stone-age /U-equipped airplane, I have always preferred to file IFR for most flights. That’s for a number of reasons familiar to all instrument pilots. In order of priority, the top four ...

Real-world IFR experience is valuable, even though not mandated for certification, to build confidence and manage spatial disorientation. Pilots should be aware of common inflight illusions (leans, ...

I recently took my FAA instrument rating written exam and passed with a 90% score! I'm definitely glad to have that behind me ...

I am really beginning to think about starting my instrument rating training. Being able to fly Instrument Flight Rules or IFR, is the next step in a private pilots journey. I have begun to read books ...

Garmin has expanded its international charting options with the release European VFR and IFR charts for the aera 795/796 aviation portable GPS. The VFR data is sourced directly from Deutsche ...

Buddha Air’s Operations Department at the Domestic Airport in Kathmandu monitors weather and visibility at destinations all over the country as well as flight movements. With the onset of spring, ...

General aviation (GA) aircraft flying under visual flight rules (VFR) conditions will be banned in Europe above flight level (FL) 195 (19,500ft/5,950m), except under exceptional circumstances, from ...

Orders roll in for upgraded IFR version of light turbine twin After formally launching development of the instrument flight rules (IFR) version of its Model 427, Bell Helicopter is looking at the ...

The company that owned the helicopter on which Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday was not certified to fly passengers under instrument flight rules — which is often used ...