Many instrument pilots lack true IFR proficiency, even if legally current, due to limited actual IFR flight experience, which the author identifies as a significant safety risk. An annual Instrument ...

A revised FAA document offers expand guidance on what aircraft approach categories pilots should use for instrument procedures. New plan suggests a necessary full certified professional controller ...

Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

Are old-school navigation aids such as this still worth mastering?