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Webinar Video: Beyond the Buttons — Mastering Your Modern Autopilot
Join PilotWorkshops’ Ryan Koch for Beyond the Buttons: Mastering Your Modern Autopilot, a webinar exploring the habits pilots need to get more from today’s autopilots, stay ahead of changing modes, and recognize when the system isn’t doing what they intended.
October 23, 2026/by IFR Focus TeamPractical IFR: Activate in the Air
Getting an IFR clearance from a busy ATC facility can be a challenge when your departure runway points toward a major airport. Jeff Van West explores two alternatives for pilots departing Linden Airport under New York’s Class B airspace—and explains why one may work even when the weather rules out a typical VFR departure.
October 20, 2026/by Jeff Van WestVideo Tip: Visual Descent Points
Visual Descent Points, or VDPs, help pilots determine when they can begin a normal descent from the minimum descent altitude on a nonprecision approach. In this video tip, we’ll look at how to identify a VDP on an approach chart, when to begin the descent, and why the VDP is different from the missed approach point.
October 16, 2026/by IFR Focus TeamWebinar Video: What’s New With ForeFlight
Join Thomas Daugherty, Head of ForeFlight Training Solutions, for a look at the latest updates to ForeFlight, including ClearNOTAMs and Mobile Clearance Delivery, along with new safety features such as Emergency Glide.
October 14, 2026/by IFR Focus TeamBe Ready to Take Back the Airplane
Modern avionics can make an instrument approach remarkably predictable. But every once in a while, the airplane does something you aren't expecting and that's when your instrument skills still matter. I was reminded of that recently while flying a Challenger into Jackson, Wyoming (JAC).
October 13, 2026/by Eric RadtkeNew IFR Mastery: No Easy Way North
What would you do if weather, darkness, and geography left you with several imperfect choices for an IFR flight?That’s the dilemma in this month’s IFR Mastery scenario from PilotWorkshops.
October 9, 2026/by Eric RadtkeThe Instrument Cross-Check Is Bigger Than You Think
The traditional instrument scan is still important, but modern IFR flying demands something more. Tim Decker explains how to build a broader cross-check that keeps you ahead of the airplane and its automation.
October 6, 2026/by Tim DeckerWebinar Video: Garmin AXIS Flight Displays
Take a first look at Garmin Axis including features such as 3D SafeTaxi, onboard data logging, and the Flight Management System (FMS).
October 2, 2026/by IFR Focus TeamIFR Holding Procedures Explained: A Pilot’s Guide to Holding Patterns
Maximum holding speeds in knots indicated airspeed (KIAS) have been designated for specific altitude ranges. Often pilots can avoid flying a holding pattern or reduce the length of time spent in the holding pattern, by slowing down on the way to the holding fix.
September 28, 2026/by Eric RadtkeVideo Tip: Understanding STARs
In this video tip, we’ll use the FINGER FIVE arrival into the Dallas area to break down how the different transitions come together, compare traditional VOR/DME-based STARs with modern RNAV arrivals
September 22, 2026/by IFR Focus Team