Of all the training a private pilot can take, the instrument rating is known for being the most intense and useful. [Credit: Adobe Stock] Instrument rating training focuses on controlling the aircraft ...

To maintain IFR currency, pilots must log specific tasks (e.g., 6 instrument approaches, holding, tracking courses) every six months or complete an Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) if exceeding 12 ...

As a child, Curtis Erickson of Savage was fascinated with the air mail pilots who buzzed over his family's farm during the 1930s in Dawson, Minn. Erickson, a Minnesota aviation pioneer in ...

The FAA talks about view-limiting devices being used during instrument training but doesn't fully explain why they are necessary. Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying ...

A Little Rock native has made history at the University of Central Arkansas, becoming the first graduate of the UCA Aviation ...

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced an Instrument Rating Program for Cirrus pilots as a way for pilots to enhance their flight skills. It also serves to further training progression toward those working ...