" I am flying at either 130, 145, or 125 knots. Not sure which. " - New student pilot Indicated Airspeed (KIAS) What you see on your...

" I shall follow the glideslope to the DA " - IFR student shooting a VOR approach. Table of Contents To simplify the scrolling back and...

"NAVLOG?? Not more of this witchcraft!!"  - The student who read the previous article and now needs to learn the new one. Yes, I know you...

" If you're asking if you can, the answer is yes. If you're asking if you should, that's a different story " - Dr. Tizi Question: If I am...

"I have no clue what she just said" - IFR Student attempting to read back a clearance The Segments of an Approach The instrument approach...

" Have a what ready ?" - Student pilot Although a stage check is an exam, my role as a stage check instructor is to make sure you connect...

"How do I do this again?" - IR Pilot who hasn't flown IFR in years As a CFII, I am authorized to conduct Instrument Proficiency Checks...

"Skyhawk 7TW you are 5 miles from the FAF, turn left heading 130, maintain 2000 until established, cleared RNAV 10 approach" - ATC "Do...

"Tower, be advised, student pilot solo" - Student Pilot on Solo Cross Country STAGE 1 : Introduction to Flight and High Altitude...

"I filed direct" - Everyone. Everywhere. All the time. Generating an IFR flight plan is part art and part logic. It is highly dependent...

"Oh look, there's an ODP!" - no one ever "You're an IFR pilot. Stop whining!" - Dr. Bill ^Yes, those are goats. What is this thing? An...

"Ahhhhh $h1t" - ATC when IFR pilot doesn't close the flight plan on the ground Under IFR we have the luxury of having our IFR flight plan...

"I hate this" - student pilot tuning the heading bug instead of the course selector What is a VOR? A VOR, or "Very High Frequency...

“I’m on downwind” – Student; “Left or right? What runway??” – Other pilots Traffic pattern operations are necessary to ensure...

"I should now be at that altitude?!" - Unsuspecting IFR students There are some type of approaches that you just never do. And then there...

"I will now turn and intercept a 240 heading" - IFR student "COURSE! COURSE! NOT A HEADING!" - Tizi I've often heard IFR students confuse...

Learning how to efficiently brief a chart is a "must" for all new IFR pilots. It's more of an art than a process, as the purpose is to...

There will never be a checklist that works for any airplane. Unless you generalize it so much that it becomes useless... That being said,...

There are many testing centers around the country and at least one in your city. Hopefully. The exams are scheduled online via PSI True...

The birth of EFBs allowed pilots to quickly look at weather (WX) information and self-interpret it. In recent years, I keep encountering...