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  Ice-Covered Pitot Tube Results In Low-Altitude Alert From ATC

  You're flying an ILS through icing conditions and your airspeed suddenly begins decreasing. Your pitot tube is covered in ice. What would you do? Here's what happened to this pilot.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/14/2026
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  Tips To Avoid Fog After Sunset

  It's officially fall, and if you fly after sunset, you need to be on the lookout for unexpected fog formation.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 11/12/2026
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  The Dangers Of Mountain Wave, And How To Avoid It

  Trapped lee waves propagate out horizontally, and they can extend hundreds of miles downwind of the mountain barrier that creates them. Here's how they form, and how you can avoid them.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 11/10/2026
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  Special VFR Clearance: How To Use It

  A Special VFR Clearance can get you into or out of an airport with low ceilings and visibility. But do you know when you can use it, and if it's a good idea?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/31/2026

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  Mountain Wave Turbulence: Where You Find It, And How To Avoid It

  There are two primary types of mountain waves: trapped lee waves, and vertically propagating waves. In this article, we'll focus on trapped lee waves, and the types of turbulence you can expect flying through them.

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  • Corey Komarec
  • 10/31/2026
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  Piper Cherokee Lands Fast And Overruns In The Rain

  Adverse weather, rain or snow, can make a normal landing a lot more challenging, especially if you're not stabilized on final approach.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/06/2026
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  The Difference Between ASOS And ADS-B Weather

  Whether you're flying 50 miles or 500 miles, you want to know what the weather is doing at your destination.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 09/24/2026
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  How To Use A 'VFR-On-Top' Clearance

  You just climbed through an overcast layer on an IFR cross-country and broke out into smooth, clear air.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 09/19/2026
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  What Makes An Instrument Approach Unstable?

  Unstabilized approaches are one of the leading causes of landing accidents.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 09/01/2026

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  What Is A Clearance Void Time?

  Have you ever heard "clearance void if not off by 1235 Zulu?" It all comes down to one-in, one-out rules for ATC managing IFR traffic at non-towered airports.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/27/2026
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  Can You Fly A Visual Go-Around On An Instrument Approach Clearance?

  After flying an instrument approach, a pilot performed a visual go-around after floating down the runway and re-entered the traffic pattern in visual conditions.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 08/22/2026
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  How To Make A Perfect Crosswind Landing

  You're picking up ATIS as you're inbound to land. The winds are 23 knots, 40 degrees off runway heading.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 08/18/2026
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  When Do You Need To File An Alternate Under IFR?

  Do you need to file an alternate? And if so, what are the weather minimums for your alternate airport?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 08/15/2026
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  How To Fly A Visual Climb Over Airport (VCOA) Under IFR

  If you can't safely maintain the required climb gradient for an instrument departure, a VCOA might be a great option. Here's what you need to know before you fly one under IFR.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 08/11/2026
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  Case Study: Upslope Flow Convergence Thunderstorms

  If you fly over mountainous or rough terrain you'll see cumulus clouds and thunderstorms popping up in the same place day after day, on top of the ridgeline. Why is this?

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  • Nicolas Shelton
  • 08/08/2026