IFR FARs
The Rules of the Game… In this LESSON we’ll cover the rules that apply to flying in the IFR system (well about 98% of the…
How the System Works: NAS under IFR
So How Does the NAS Really Look? In this LESSON, we’ll show you how the National Airspace System is broken up into separate sections and…
Holding Patterns
Hold On! Not Sooo Fast!!! When things get busy in the sky, or the weather gets bad up ahead and ATC needs you to pull…
Nav Instruments: Siri, Go Direct the Airport
Electronic Navigation Since virtually all of your navigation under IFR will be done with some sort of electronics, it makes sense to review a few…
IFR Mind Games
Good Pilots Do Bad Things In this LESSON we’re going to talk about some of the tricks your mind plays on you that can make…
IFR Flight Instruments: Looking Through the Glass
Old Meets New…. So you’ve probably heard the term “steam gauges” and “glass cockpit”. Well steam gauges don’t run on steam, they’re the little round…
Starting Your Instrument Rating Right
How to Navigate this Course This course is broken up into LESSONs and TOPICs. The video above explains how to progress through each by clicking…
Hobby Airport Accident
To get started: Click on the first TOPIC below and proceed through each topic, reading, watching the videos, and answering the quiz questions. Proceed through…
Lesson 9: Flying Blind and Performance Calculations
When you can’t see where you’re going: Flying blind doesn’t sound so fun. Although many pilots do fly airplanes through clouds and zero visibility conditions…
Partial Panel
Uh, which one isn’t working right? Well, that’s quite an ugly picture there on the panel! I don’t know if I’d rather them all be…