IFR month is a four-week focus on the challenges and rewards of instrument flying. As part of the IFR focus, Sporty’s is providing webinars, videos, articles and interactive exercises. The goal is to encourage pilots to earn their instrument rating, get current, enjoy more utility from their pilot certificate—and have fun!
Get Rated. Get Current. Get Better.
IFR FAQs
Intro to IFR Question #29 - What to expect on an instrument checkride?
Intro to IFR Question #28 - What are Holding Patterns?
Intro to IFR Question #27 - How many hours does it take to get an instrument rating?
Intro to IFR Question #26 - What benefits does an Instrument Rating provide
Intro to IFR Question #25 - What are popular IFR acronyms?
Webinars
How to pass the FAA instrument written test in less time.
Veteran instructor and course developer, Bret Koebbe, will show how to use tried and true study methods using Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course to make the process an engaging and meaningful learning experience, and not just another exercise in rote memorization.
Using a home simulator for IFR proficiency
With Chris McGonegle, Sporty's flight simulator expert.
IFR Quiz Hour: 20 questions to test your instrument flying knowledge
Join Sporty's John Zimmerman for a fast-paced hour of IFR flying questions and tips, covering everything from approach charts to weather theory.
Articles, Quizzes, and Videos
IFR Month is celebrated across Sporty’s Media Network, including the popular Flight Training Central, Air Facts, iPad Pilot News, and Sporty’s PIREPS blog. Each will include articles, videos, and quizzes on instrument flying topics.
Getting Started with Instrument Training
- Transitioning to IFR flying with an Instrument Rating
- Getting started with IFR training – tips for ensuring success
- Basic attitude instrument flying - the foundation for IFR flight
- From the archives: The real value of an instrument rating
- Round Out Your Pilot Skills with an Instrument Rating
- The joy of IFR - John Zimmerman, Air Facts
- The value of actual IFR conditions
IFR Quizzes
IFR Videos
- Understanding TEC routes in busy IFR airspace — Advanced IFR
- Choosing an IFR arrival procedure (STAR) — Advanced IFR, by Pilot Workshops
- RNAV/GPS Instrument Approach Tips - LPV, LNAV+V and more (video tip)
- Choosing the best IFR departure procedure (SID) — Advanced IFR, by Pilot Workshops
- Choosing the best IFR route — Advanced IFR, by Pilot Workshops
- IFR Flight Plans: What really matters to ATC (video tip)
Interactive Exercises
- Interactive exercise: Unusual attitude recovery procedures
- IFR holding pattern interactive scenarios
Advanced IFR
- Keeping One Step Ahead of ATC when flying IFR
- How to prepare for checkride day
- The art of instrument approaches - 7 tips for proficient flying
- How to get an IFR clearance at a non-towered airport
- Fly a contact approach from Pilot Workshops
- Go or No Go: Gulf Coast rain showers
- 3 holding scenarios to perfect in a flight simulator
- Understanding and Executing IFR Holding Procedures
- Chart Smart: IFR Enroute Low Altitude Chart airport depictions
- 5 “must-have” products for IFR training
- What matters for IFR proficiency? The answer is quite simple
IFR Insights, with Spencer Suderman
Sporty’s has partnered with record-setting airshow pilot and instrument flight instructor Spencer Suderman for a new video series, called “IFR Insights,” available free on YouTube. In each episode, Suderman shows how to use modern tools like iPad apps and datalink weather to make IFR flying safer and easier. Multiple camera angles and real world ATC audio allow viewers to ride along and see why “flying IFR” doesn’t have to mean shooting approaches to 200 feet.
Episode 1: Flying an RNAV approach in IMC
Episode 2: Circle to land approach
