At the beginning of the first leg, one of my pilot-rated passengers expressed surprise that I went to the trouble to plan and file IFR, especially because the weather was so good. But by the end of ...

Over-reliance on the attitude gyro (artificial horizon) as the primary instrument for all phases of instrument flight is inefficient, prone to error, and dangerous, potentially leading to spatial ...

What’s the most important instrument flying skill? That’s easy—it’s the skill emphasized from the very beginning of your training for the instrument rating: basic attitude instrument flying, or BAI as ...

Safety pilots are required during simulated instrument flight to act as a visual observer for the pilot under the hood, facilitating instrument currency and proficiency. Safety pilot qualifications (e ...

When a reader asked whether a flight instructor who is not an instrument instructor could give the three hours of instrument training required of private pilot applicants, it seemed like a good time ...

While it is unlikely youll ever have to use your hard-earned partial panel flying skills in a real emergency, critical systems do and will fail at the worst possible times. The good news is there are ...