After receiving instrument lessons, the author successfully completed their first Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight in a simulator using VATSIM's live air traffic control. The flight presented ...

While it is unlikely youll ever have to use your hard-earned partial panel flying skills in a real emergency, critical systems do and will fail at the worst possible times. The good news is there are ...

Low IFR conditions leave almost no room for mistakes, forcing pilots to trust their instruments instead of their eyes. In this flight, visibility dropped to around half a mile, creating a perfect real ...

Modern instrument pilots often dangerously over-rely on the attitude gyro for bank control, which is inefficient and can lead to spatial disorientation and fatal "graveyard spirals." The recommended ...