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 …
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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 →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 …
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 …
Read more →IR part 141: Flying Holding Patterns
The next part of the course includes flying holding patterns. Sometimes it is not possible to make the next planned step or maneuver right away, such as due to …
Read more →Passing the First Stage Check of Part 141 Instrument Rating Course
The Part 141 Instrument Rating course requires a proficiency check after every stage of training. There are a total of three stage checks and a final …
Read more →IR Part 141, Lessons 9 and 10: Improving Proficiency with VOR and GPS
It’s vital for an instrument pilot to be proficient with airplane navigation equipment. We’re continuing with VOR and starting with GPS. All …
Read more →IR Part 141, lessons 7 and 8: Brush Up and Radio Navigation
Lesson 7 is a review of all previous lessons, focusing mainly on airplane control and unusual attitudes. Lesson 8, on the other hand, is completely new and …
Read more →IR Part 141, Lesson 6: Radio Navigation and Maneuvers
Today’s weather is pretty challenging, with occasional wind gusts up to 15 knots. Apart from that, everything is great, and we’re going to fly at …
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