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I've never flown an instrument departure before, so Linda pulls out the ZMBRO1 SID out of MSP Intl for a first try. We spend several minutes going over it. There's a required climb gradient if tower

Today's lesson was a dual cross country t

It seemed like such a simple plan. Fly from my home in Cleveland to see my family in Connecticut. Pick up Dad, and spend a few quality days exploring New England by air, camping under the wing and enj

It seemed like such a simple plan. Fly from my home in Cleveland to see my family in Connecticut. Pick up Dad, and spend a few quality days exploring New England by air, camping under the wing and enj

It seemed like such a simple plan. Fly from my home in Cleveland to see my family in Connecticut. Pick up Dad, and spend a few quality days exploring New England by air, camping under the wing and enj

It seemed like such a simple plan. Fly from my home in Cleveland to see my family in Connecticut. Pick up Dad, and spend a few quality days exploring New England by air, camping under the wing and enj

In the summer of 2004, when the IFR Pilot and Dadster were originally scheduled to visit Alaska, some life events required a change of plans. So the IFR Pilot and Dadster did an aerial vacation in Ne

In the summer of 2004, when the IFR Pilot and Dadster were originally scheduled to visit Alaska, some life events required a change of plans. So the IFR Pilot and Dadster did an aerial vacation in Ne

In the summer of 2004, when the IFR Pilot and Dadster were originally scheduled to visit Alaska, some life events required a change of plans. So the IFR Pilot and Dadster did an aerial vacation in Ne

In the summer of 2004, when the IFR Pilot and Dadster were originally scheduled to visit Alaska, some life events required a change of plans. So the IFR Pilot and Dadster did an aerial vacation in Ne

Let's say your aircraft is equipped with a terminal, en route, and approach certified GPS and a MFD that displays both VFR and IFR charts (although not approach plates). You subscribe to an update ser

Let's say your aircraft is equipped with a terminal, en route, and approach certified GPS and a MFD that displays both VFR and IFR charts (although not approach plates). You subscribe to an update ser

Let's say your aircraft is equipped with a terminal, en route, and approach certified GPS and a MFD that displays both VFR and IFR charts (although not approach plates). You subscribe to an update ser

Let's say your aircraft is equipped with a terminal, en route, and approach certified GPS and a MFD that displays both VFR and IFR charts (although not approach plates). You subscribe to an update ser

Today's lesson was a dual cross country t

Well, it's almost complete. I was a few 3" screws short, but it is done. The final inspection will take place tomorrow.

It's a nice IFR day. It sucks to pay for flight time, but if you have to pay, it may as well be splitting multiengine cross-country actual instrument in a super-cheap twin. So we're taking the Duche

Last week I was experiencing some trouble with the glideslope indicator in 35388 so today I planned to test it at a another airport while building a little more time in the airplane using the VFR GPS

Part 3 of 4. The first and second parts are below this post. This is not a feel-good story.

Chris and Bob elected to take the Navajo out over the waters of Lake Athabasca, where we could

Well, it's almost complete. I was a few 3" screws short, but it is done. The final inspection will take place tomorrow.

Since I now work away from home during the week in Peterborough, I decided to give taildragging a try at the Northamptonshire School of Flying based at Sibson. So far I had managed three lessons, fol