Inside IFR

How to have fun and make friends while keeping more than legal.

’€œDescend’€ and ’€œClimb’€ via clearances are complex, but understanding them can help you with other kinds of procedure clearances.

Knowing when you can start to descend on the approach and how low you can go can be tricky. Here are some clever tips to keep you out of the trees.

A seemingly academic exercise to figure out why radar is required on an odd approach leads to an understanding of how approaches are designed and why that can matter.

When ATC is unavailable and you need to guarantee your own separation from terrain, do it carefully.

For one, fly wider circles, up to a point. Here’s how to find the balance.

It’s not supposed to happen, but it does. What to do when the controller forgets about you.

Or would you?

“Pilot’s discretion” gives us some really useful options if we know how to use it.

Approach lights don’t get enough respect