Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Pilot 
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The Pilot in Command is responsible for ensuring all equipment is functional before every flight. Knowing required equipment could prevent emergencies and ensure safer flights. Pilots use the A-TOMATO-FLAMES acronym to remember all the necessary equipment for flying under VFR rules. What Is A-TOMATO-FLAMES?
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
As a pilot or aircraft owner, keeping your airplane airworthy is one of the most important things you can do. But remembering every inspection and maintenance rule can be tough. V – VOR Check If you’re flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), your VOR navigation equipment must be tested every 30 days.
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Pilot's Life Blog
JANUARY 6, 2025
IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) certification is crucial for aircraft that need to fly in low visibility or adverse weather conditions. It allows pilots to navigate using instruments instead of relying on visual cues, ensuring safer flights in challenging environments. What is IFR Certification?
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
The list of inspections gets longer if the aircraft is for compensation/for hire, or if flown under instrument flight rules (IFR). It’s the responsibility of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to confirm that the inspections have been performed and the aircraft airworthy before conducting a flight.
Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Mooneys are amazing and Mooney pilots are maybe just a little bit crazy, is what Im saying. I want to start by apologising to all Mooney pilots for that, because their comparison to the pilot in this case was most unfair. The pilot that day was just a little bit crazy in completely his own way.
Pilot Institute
MAY 25, 2024
Key Takeaways NOTAMs update pilots about changes in airspace, airports, and equipment that affect aircraft operations. Checking NOTAMs before flight is required by Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR 91.103). NOTAMs alert pilots to issues that impact flight operations. This tells pilots where the NOTAM applies.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 24, 2024
Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. Class B airspace is also charted on VFR Sectionals and instrument flight rules (IFR) Enroute Low Altitude charts. The PIC holds a recreational pilot certificate and meets the requirements of 14 CFR § 61.101.
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