Instrument Flight Rules Pilot True Airspeed 
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Pilots and ATCs daily use transponder codes, also known as squawk codes. If you can manage to do so without putting yourself at risk after leaving your last cleared routing, you should: Maintain a true airspeed of no more than 400knots and preferably an altitude between 10,000 and 25,000feet.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 15, 2025
Piper PA-28-180 Riverside, California/Injuries: 1 Minor NTSB Report: WPR23LA156 The pilot completed the airplane’s engine run-up and carburetor heat function checks with no anomalies noted. The pilot initiated a forced landing straight ahead in a field. The owner reported that he discussed the turbocharger operation with the pilot.
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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. At least 1 instrument approach procedure.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 2, 2025
Piper PA-28-180 Riverside, California/Injuries: 1 Minor NTSB Report: WPR23LA156 The pilot completed the airplanes engine run-up and carburetor heat function checks with no anomalies noted. The pilot initiated a forced landing straight head in a field. The owner reported that he discussed the turbocharger operation with the pilot.
Flight Training Central
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Pilots are able to discontinue reporting compulsory points when informed by ATC that the aircraft is in “radar contact.” AIM 5-3-3 ) Change in the average true airspeed (at cruising altitude) when it varies by 5 percent or 10 knots (whichever is greater) from that filed in the flight plan. (
Pilot Institute
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