Completing an instrument rating (IR) soon after a private pilot certificate significantly enhances a pilot's skills and understanding of flight, making VFR flying seem simpler by comparison. IR ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- "You can't teach old dogs new tricks" is an old saying, but staff here ignored the thought when they implemented Global Positioning System training in a senior Aviator course ...

“Get on the gauges, you’re going to feel a little bump.” These were the words of my CFII (certified flight instructor-instrument) the first time he took me into the clouds. He is ex-Air Force and ...