The Guys Back in Columbus By Denny Cunningham If you hear this hangar story, don't roll your eyes. It's true. The pilot was forced to do a touch-and-go at O'Hare in a Cherokee.
Your IFR Moments By IFR Magazine Readers IFR magazine asked its readers to contribute defining moments of IFR flying. Here are a few where the moment was made by the company as much as the flight.
Set Up For Success By Dan Chauvet Sure you fly the gauges. The trick is to flow the entire panel with a procedure in mind. (This article originally appeared in the July 2002 issue of IFR Magazine and is reprinted here by permission.)
Flying The Summer Low By Richard A. Coffey A wimpy winter evolved into a wet, cold spring above the Mason-Dixon line, with plenty of low-pressure systems to entertain instrument pilots. (This article originally appeared in the July 2002 issue of IFR Refresher and is reprinted here by permission.)
The Perils Of GPS By Brian D. Johnson GPS navigation systems are intended to increase the safety of instrument flight and greatly enhance our capabilities. It doesn't always work that way. (This article originally appeared in the October 2002 issue of IFR Refresher and is reprinted here by permission.)
Try To Fly A Real Recovery By Harry Kraemer Turbulence and sloppy aircraft control can produce an upset in the instrument environment, and we need to practice recovery. Here are tips. (This article originally appeared in the September 2002 issue of IFR Refresher and is reprinted here by permission.)
On Situational Awareness By William Hill Do you find yourself baffled by what's going on around you? The clues to ATC's next move are there for the listening. The author uses the fatal 1991 collision of a USAir 737 and a Skywest Metroliner at LAX as an instructive example.
Segments Of The Approach By IFR Refresher Staff Do you want to understand the segments of an approach? As the staff of IFR Refresher show, it's simple -- just design a fictitious IAP from scratch and you'll never forget.
Ready to Rumble By Ron Levy Assessing your skills and your judgment are crucial, particularly when the weather refuses to cooperate. As reported recently in Aviation Safety, legal IFR currency isn't the whole story.
Slam Dunk at the Marker By Doug Rozendaal There are times when, either for a challenge or for an emergency, you really don't want to take the time for a full 10-nm final approach. As Doug Rozendaal wrote in IFR magazine, there are two ways to cut it shorter -- take a quick intercept turn at the outer marker, or do a highly modified procedure turn.
