The FAA plans to update aviation’s general flight rules section — Part 91.176 — with new performance-based guidelines aimed at improving flexibility for operators of aircraft equipped with an Enhanced ...

Even if you only fly VFR in good weather, it pays to check for the location of instrument approaches along your route of flight. Just as you always ensure that your course doesn't take you dangerously ...

I finally start my first instrument approaches in gusty wind! Getting my instrument rating has been an interesting part of my aviation journey. My instrument rating training has definitely been ...

Z Runway 32 approach at Steamboat Springs Airport in Colorado (KSBS) unavailable after a February 13, 2026, crash.

Today’s flight was about more than just flying approaches—it marks a huge personal aviation milestone for me. In this video, ...

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 ...

The EIR will confer the privilege to conduct flights under instrument flight rules (IFR) and in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in the en-route phase of flight. Put simply, the EIR pilot ...