Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) are fundamental to safe flight, with IFR enabling flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Proficiency in IFR requires regular ...

Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

Cleared for an approach I couldn’t find on any civilian chart, I had to rely on ATC vectors, tight altitude restrictions, and absolute trust in the system. This wasn’t just another IFR arrival - it ...