Plane and Pilot
JUNE 15, 2025
Cirrus SR22 Oxbow, Oregon/Injuries: 2 Fatal NTSB Report: WPR23FA141 Before the flight the noninstrument-rated private pilot generated and received a commercial weather briefing before takeoff that showed instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, mountain obscuration, and moderate icing to 14,000 feet msl.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
You might think that Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) are just about how to control and use your instruments in the aircraft, but you need more than skill–you need a rock-solid plan. IFR flight planning is about preparing for every twist and turn along the route.
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Professional Pilot
APRIL 3, 2025
Under visual flight rules (VFR) during daytime, a pilot can operate with only basic gauges: an airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, fuel gauges for each tank, and oil temperature, pressure, and engine RPM readings. The 91.205 minimum equipment rule is very rudimentary, and most aircraft today exceed these requirements.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe. IMC – Instrument Meteorological Conditions IMC refers to meteorological conditions that require pilots to fly under IFR.
AOPA
APRIL 8, 2025
Special Flight Rules Area), flying under instrument flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions bound for General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston—without being able to conduct a radio check on the ground because Potomac had no unicom.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 2, 2025
Cirrus SR22 Oxbow, Oregon/Injuries: 2 Fatal NTSB Report: WPR23FA141 Before the flight the noninstrument-rated private pilot generated and received a commercial weather briefing before takeoff that showed instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, mountain obscuration, and moderate icing to 14,000 feet msl.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Aeronautical experience in the regulations does not require that you have any actual instrument flight time to obtain your instrument rating. That’s correct, you can earn your instrument rating with flight time only in simulated conditions.
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