Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN. The first is for simple location identification and transmission.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. It added less than 10 minutes to the overall flight time. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

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Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 69

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

Instrument flying is all about mentally staying ahead of the aircraft. The approach procedure is often the most complicated part of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. Set the ILS, LOC, or VOR frequency required for the approach on your navigation radio. Don’t miss this step whenever you brief the approach.

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Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52