IFR Weather Briefings

Brief Me up Scotty! Welcome to the future, there are many ways now to get a weather briefing! You may remember calling into Flight Service…

Arrival Procedures

Aim for the STARs! Well first, what is a STAR?  A STAR is a Standard Arrival Procedure.  Much like a SID, it gives you a…

TEC Routes

Tower En Route Control So say you want to do a quick IFR flight from one airport in a “terminal” environment to another in a…

Control and Performance Method

Another way to cut the cake… So another approach besides the Primary and Supporting Method is Performance and Control.  Let me sum this up in…

Basics of Holding Patterns

So before we get into demystifying the complex clearances and instructions you’ll get flying IFR, let’s stick to the basics of how you’ll enter a…