Tag Archives: IFR

Smokeout 2021

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

by Patrick J. McDonald, ATP, CFI-I Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue The time is late summer of 2021, and for months, my only living brother and I had anticipated another carefree sightseeing flight to the great … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, February/March 2023, Flying & Flight Experiences | Tagged aircraft, airplane, aviation, AWOS, Flying, IFR, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Patrick J. McDonald, Pilots, VFR | Leave a comment

Flanking the Derecho

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

by Patrick J. McDonald, ATP CFII © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The word, derecho, is fairly new to our pilot weather vocabulary. The word, Spanish in origin, literally means … Continue reading →

Posted in All Features, Features, Features, February/March 2023, Flying & Flight Experiences | Tagged airplane, aviation, AWOS, Chadron, Derecho, Flight Experiences, Flying, IFR, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Patrick J. McDonald, Pilots, plane, Sirius XM weather, Weather | Leave a comment

Let’s Make Instrument Flying Easy, By Prioritizing Tasks

Posted on November 27, 2021 by mwflyer

by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2021. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue Over the many years of writing this column, I have put emphasis on making instrument flight easier. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, Dec2021/Jan 2022, Instrument Flight | Tagged autopilot, aviation, Bonanza/Baron Pilot Training, checklist, cockpit, Flying, IFR, Instrument Flight, Michael J. Kaufman, Mick Kaufman, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Pilots | Leave a comment

The New Rules For Instrument Currency

Posted on December 1, 2019 by mwflyer

by Harold Green Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue Recently the FAA changed both the content and the wording of the regulation governing “pilot instrument currency.” Hopefully this discussion will clarify these new requirements. In summary, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2019/Jan 2020, Pilot Proficiency | Tagged 14CFR FAR 61.57, CFII, Harold Green, IFR, Instrument Flight Rules, MEII, Midwest Flyer, Morey Airplane Company, pilot instrument currency, VFR, Visual Flight Rules | Leave a comment

Safety Versus Convenience Plus Complacency!

Posted on July 31, 2019 by mwflyer

by Michael J. (Mick) Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – August/September 2019 issue When we think about flying, whether IFR or VFR, we must always consider the part “human factors” play in every flight. In the Bonanza/Baron training program … Continue reading →

Posted in Aug/Sept 2019, Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight | Tagged Bonanza/Baron training program, BPT, Dr. Greg Ricca, Garmin Area 660, IFR, Michael J. Kaufman, Mick Kaufman, Midwest Flyer, VFR | Leave a comment

Get That Clearance Right! Some Tips On Handling Difficult IFR Clearances

Posted on April 23, 2018 by mwflyer

by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2918 issue In the February/March 2018 issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine, I wrote about IFR emergencies with a description of several I have personally experienced. For a well-trained pilot, … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2018, Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight | Tagged Bonanza/Baron Pilot Training, CFII, ForeFlight, GPS navigator, IFR, IFR Clearance, Instrument Rating, Lightspeed Zulu, Michael Kaufman, Mick Kaufman, Midwest Flyer | Leave a comment

Minimizing The Cost Of Instrument Training – Part II

Posted on October 2, 2014 by mwflyer

by Harold Green This is the second of two articles intended to assist aspiring instrument pilots shorten their training time and hence safely reduce costs. The first article discussed pilot skills in flying the airplane. In this article, ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, October/November 2014, Pilot Proficiency | Tagged Harold Green, IFR, Instrument Meteorological Conditions, Instrument Pilots, instrument training, Morey Airplane Company | Leave a comment

Interfacing Our Avionics & iPads, ATC, Synthetic Vision & More!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mwflyer

by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman My column for this issue will address several topics related to instrument flying. I will cover an avionics interfacing problem and how it was solved with an interesting story from one of our readers. An … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Dec 2012/Jan 2013, Instrument Flight | Tagged AERO 454, Connected Panel Technology, Flying, Galen Manternach, Garmin, GPS, Greg Stratz, Guardian Avionics, IFR, Instrument Flight, iPads, King KFC 150, Michael Kaufman, Mick Kaufman | Leave a comment

Non-Competing Operating Procedures For Avionics

Posted on September 27, 2012 by mwflyer

by Michael Kaufman If anyone had a new aviation product to introduce to the public, the two places to do it would be at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, or Sun-n-Fun in Lakeland, Florida, depending on the time of year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Instrument Flight, October/November 2012 | Tagged aircraft, airplane, Autopilots, Avidyne, EAA AirVenture, ForeFlight, Garmin, GPS, Icarus, IFR, ILS, Instrument Flying, Michael Kaufman, Nav/Com, pilot, SAM Module, Sun n Fun | Leave a comment

A Commentary On Advanced Avionics

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mwflyer

by Harold Green We are currently in the throes of a general aviation revolution. We have airplanes that cruise comfortably at 24,000 feet at well over 200 knots, have a range approaching 1,000 miles, come equipped with ice prevention, and … Continue reading →

Posted in August/September 2012, Columns, Pilot Proficiency | Tagged autopilot, avionics, GPS, Harold Green, IFR, Middleton Municpal Airport Morey Field, Morey Airplane Company, Traffic Collision Avoidance System, VOR | Leave a comment