Flight plans come in two flavors: VFR and IFR. GPS units carry one of two designations: VFR or IFR. Weather is either VFR or IFR. While VFR and IFR appear to be black and white concepts, there is one ...

Pull up a digital copy of the FAA’s regulations and search for “hard IFR.” Can’t find it anywhere in the FARs, can you? That’s because it’s one of those terms that everybody understands on one level ...

A routine IFR flight in a Mooney M20J quickly turned into a high pressure cockpit experience as nonstop air traffic control instructions, rapid communication and constant workload pushed the pilot ...

This video shows a pilot flying a private IFR approach into a mountain airpark. The procedure isn’t published for public use and requires special authorization. Terrain and weather make precision ...

With the onset of spring, surface visibility has improved in Kathmandu and Tarai cities, reducing the notorious delays in domestic flights on trunk routes in Nepal. However, spring also brings its own ...

Angels and Alpina unveil a world first devoted to one of the most critical IFR flight phases. For decades, pilots’ watches have paid tribute to the world of aviation without really providing any ...