Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

The stability of the spinning disc increases with an increase in mass or speed of the disc. The discs inside the mechanical gyros of aircraft instruments are constructed of heavy-duty materials to allow the disc to spin at very high speeds. This information is used to determine altitude, rate of climb or descent (i.e.,

Pitot Tube 52

Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Descent 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) can, at times, feel like deciphering a complicated puzzle, especially when you’re staring at an approach chart filled with intricate details. Theyre officially called Instrument Approach Procedure (or IAP) charts, but pilots often casually call them approach plates.

Approach 52

Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.

Approach 97

Approach Runway Air Traffic Control Descent 97