Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 1, 2025
VFR is short for visual flight rules, meaning the pilot primarily controls and navigates the aircraft using outside visual references. IFR stands for instrument flight rules. The aircraft is flown using only the instruments with no visual references to the outside world. Ready to learn more? What Is IFR?
WayMan
MAY 2, 2024
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) is a pivotal part of the curriculum at Wayman Aviation Academy, located in Miami. This blog delves into the importance of IFR in pilot training and how Wayman Aviation School equips its students with the skills necessary to fly confidently and safely under instrument flight conditions.
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Pilots Who Ask Why
JANUARY 12, 2025
So many helicopter accidents still happen because of weather related threats and decision making. Part of the issue is that the majority of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) infrastructure across the globe is designed with fixed wing aircraft in mind.
Flight Training Central
MARCH 10, 2025
You’ll likely pass through several classes of airspace on every flight, whether it’s your first solo or a cross-country flight to the beach. Each class of airspace is depicted with unique markings on the sectional chart and different VFR weather minimums and equipment requirements. airspace system.
Northstar VFR
MAY 2, 2024
One responsibility we take on before any flight, under visual or instrument flight rules, is ensuring we have gathered all information pertinent to the safety of that specific flight. Knowing the current and predicted weather along our route of flight is part of that responsibility as a Pilot in Command.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The en route weather is IMC. To log the approach toward instrument currency the flight must remain on an IFR flight plan throughout the approach and landing. the ILS approach can be credited regardless of actual weather if you are issued an IFR clearance. For a flight in VFR conditions while on an IFR flight plan.
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 24, 2025
Special VFR is a clearance issued by Air Traffic Control (ATC) that allows pilots to operate in weather conditions below the standard VFR minimums. Special VFR (SVFR) is a clearance that is given to an aircraft by ATC that allows flights in controlled airspace under VFR when weather is below standard VFR minimums but above IFR thresholds.
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