New IFR Mastery Scenario:The End Is Niagara?

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What would you do if an engine problem developed in actual IMC—but the nearest airport wasn't necessarily your safest option? That's the dilemma in this month's IFR Mastery scenario from PilotWorkshops, The End Is Niagara?, featuring instructor Martin Pauly.

New IFR Mastery Scenario: Which Approach Would You Request?

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Most instrument approaches are straightforward. You brief the…

What’s Wrong? Flying the RNAV 24 at Toledo in a Bonanza

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Welcome back to What’s Wrong?—our interactive aviation challenge where the clues are in plain sight, just like in real flying. This time, you’re about to cross FISUS for the Hold in Lieu of Procedure Turn on the RNAV (GPS) Runway 24 approach at Toledo. The GPS annunciates a teardrop entry for the hold, so that’s what you’ll do. Watch the video and try to see what’s wrong.

New IFR Mastery Scenario: Which Risk Will You Accept?

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After an easy VFR flight to Oregon, the return trip home presents a very different picture. Marginal weather has moved in, headwinds have picked up, and every available route comes with tradeoffs. Do you fly direct over the mountains? Follow the airways? Take a longer route with better weather but more challenging terrain? Or simply wait another day?

Keep your IFR skills sharp with real-world monthly Mastery scenarios

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Instrument flying proficiency isn’t built from memorizing procedures alone—it comes from regularly exercising your judgment in realistic situations. That’s exactly the goal behind IFR Mastery from PilotWorkshops, now available inside the Sporty’s Pilot Training app.

IFR Challenge: Anticipation Near Anaheim

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In this sample IFR Mastery scenario, you're in the cockpit of a pilot flying a Trinidad on a short IFR trip in Southern California. Cleared on a TEC route, the departure includes a turn to the PDZ VOR—but stronger winds increase groundspeed and trigger early GPS turn anticipation. With the airplane ready to turn before the fix and no contact with ATC, you’re forced to make a quick decision.

New Interactive Series: What’s Wrong?

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Welcome to “What’s Wrong?“, a new twist on aviation challenge quizzes. “What’s Wrong?” works just like a real flight: You’re in an airplane, flying along and there are clues to a potential problem right there in front of you—but it’s still on you to notice them and take action before it’s too late.
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