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, ...

IFR operations at nontowered airports reduce ATC separation services, placing increased responsibility on the pilot for navigation, terrain avoidance, and traffic separation, especially in IMC.

Visual approaches are the most common way to end an IFR flight for personal aviation, requiring VFR conditions (1000 ft ceiling, 3 SM visibility), but maintaining IFR clearance with the pilot assuming ...

Very cold temperatures (typically below -10°C) cause barometric altimeters to read higher than an aircraft's actual altitude, meaning the aircraft is flying lower than indicated, which poses a terrain ...

Instrument flight rules (IFR) flying demands continuous proficiency, especially in interpreting complex IFR charts and procedures, as these skills deteriorate without regular practice and differ ...

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 ...

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) Instrument approaches to civil airports: Unless otherwise authorized by the administrator, when an instrument letdown to a civil airport is necessary, each person operating an aircraft, except a ...

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 ...