IR Part 141: The End-of-Course Check Flight
The Part 141 course requires an internal school check flight before allowing students to have a checkride. This check is usually performed by the school chief …
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Racing Against Time: My Unexpected Journey from Florida to Moscow
I was supposed to have my end-of-course check tomorrow, but my job unexpectedly requires me to be in Moscow before 2 pm MSK. This means that I have less than 21 …
Read more →IR Part 141, Stage III Check: One More Cross-Country Flight
Stage III of the Instrument Rating course mainly focuses on cross-country flights and everything related to them, such as weather briefing, flight planning, …
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IR Part 141: Long Cross Country Flight
Every student pilot should undertake a long cross-country flight during their training course. It doesn’t necessarily mean flying across the entire …
Read more →IR Part 141: Challenges of Cross-Country Flying
The third stage of the course primarily focuses on cross-country flying. This means that students are required to plan and execute a flight to a remote airport, …
Read more →IR part 141, Stage II Check: Mastering Instrument Approaches
Probably the most important stage in the Instrument Rating course is Stage II, when the student learns to fly approaches. It requires precise and correct …
Read more →IR Part 141, Stage II: Resuming My Instrument Training
After an one-month break, I have resumed my Instrument Rating course in Florida. I had to return home to attend to some work matters, but now I’m back and …
Read more →FAA IR(A) Written Test
What can you do when the weather is bad? Of course, the best choice is to study! Feeling confident about my knowledge, I decided to take a written test for my …
Read more →IR part 141: Flying Approaches and Practicing ATC Communications
Brand-new instrument rating course students often encounter a lot of problems after feeling rather confident flying VFR. For example, quickly transitioning to a …
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Christmas Eve Celebration with Flight School Officials
Today is Christmas Eve and unfortunately, my instructor is not available. However, instead of flying, all of the students were invited to a dinner party at the …
Read more →The Art of a Good Decision Making: Weather Challenges
Weather is a critical factor for any pilot, and today we were planning ILS and VOR approaches in controlled airspace. The forecast was initially good and even …
Read more →IR Part 141: Instrument Approaches
Probably the most challenging, but also the most interesting, part of the Instrument Rating training program is instrument approaches. This phase of flight …
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