PilotWorkshops.com: IFR Proficiency Tips from Top Flight Instructors
Posted by Jeffrey on May 12th, 2009
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Recently I partnered with
and it is probably one of the most valuable aviation websites that you will ever visit if you are a serious pilot!
First of all, this website isn’t like any other aviation website out there that you might have visited looking for flying information. This website contains aviation training material that was put together by some of THE most respected pilots and flight instructors in aviation today.
Look at who some of the contributors are:
- Rod Machado
- Doug Stewart
- Bob Nardiello
- Bob Martens
- …and the list goes on…
These pilots and master flight instructors have, over the years, made aviation and flight training what they are today! They are authors, speakers, and teachers that have spoken at some of the biggest aviation events there are!
And now, they have come together to provide probably some of the best training material ever.
If you want to see what I’m talking about without reading the rest of this entry, just click on this link: PilotWorkshops.com and sign-up for a their F.REE newsletter…
Free Pilots Tip of the Week from PilotWorkshops.com
So what do they offer?
Well, they have a membership site, but unfortunately it is currently closed. They closed it because they had a tremendous response to their product and could only accommodate so many pilots. They believe that providing a quality instruction and meeting the needs of their members is more important than taking on tons of members and not being able to provide for them. Fortunately, they may open it up again soon so sign up for their F.R.E.E newsletter and they will let you know when it opens again. You can get there by clicking here.
What PilotWorkshops.com currently offers two great products:
First, your instrument flight training was probably very good. I hope you had a terrific flight instructor that helped you get through it quickly and cheaply but never let you slide through but rather pushed you until you could fly safely under instrument conditions and who actually flew you IN instrument conditions. When he or she signed you off for your instrument checkride, I know you were well prepared and I know you did a great job.
But training and your checkride are one thing, but typically they are not TRUE instrument flying. After your checkride, when you fly an airplane in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, you don’t have instructor to rely on. Sure, you will most likely hear their voice in your head and do the right thing but instrument flying is about preparation and experience. The better you prepare for a flight and the better you prepare mentally, the better, safer pilot you are going to be. There is no doubt that the instrument rating is by far one of the toughest checkrides outside the CFI checkride. It is challenging simply because the whole checkride is head down, “under the hood” flying and you are moving from one approach to another very quickly. If it goes right, you never look outside until your last approach on short final. Then it’s over and you land. You are now an instrument pilot, authorized to fly into clouds with passengers. Your flying options have just expanded ten fold.
But what now?
The real challenge and the one that is going to make your hair stand on end, is when you file IFR and actually fly in IFR! At some point you are going to want to fly somewhere and the clouds are going to be low or there is rain in the area or some other atmospheric anomaly will be present. You will ask yourself, “Do I go or do I stay?” Regardless, there is a wise, old pilot saying, “You should have stayed when you went, and you should of gone when you stayed.” And of course, hindsight is always 20/20. But because you are an instrument pilot, you will have more options, more experience to make that decision, and ability to take that flight if you want to.
Now you could just go into it and hope for the best—or when the time comes, you can be prepared! That is where PilotWorkshops.com comes in. Their IFR Proficiency Series for Instrument Pilots picks up where training and your checkride left off. Here are a few things that it covers:
- How to interpret weather reports more precisely
- Plan the most efficient and safest route to your destination
- Maximize the best online tools available to decrease your pre-flight workload and get the most thorough information
- Tips on managing single-pilot IFR
- Tips of performing instrument approaches with precision
- All the things your flight instructor never told you and a whole lot more…
You would spend thousands of dollars and fly hundreds of hours but you won’t learn these inside tips. PilotWorkshops.com takes all the guess work out of it and puts it at your fingertips for you on CD-ROMs shipped directly to your door or for a lesser price, you can download ALL the material instantly after purchase.
Look, flying is serious business and mistakes can kill especially when flying instruments. Knowledge and experience are what is going to save your life when flying IFR and the best way to get knowledge is to study, learn from the best, and fly IFR (in the clouds) often. If you want to be a successful instrument rated pilot, I highly recommend that you pick up this instrument proficiency series and devour them before you fly IFR again. As you listen and watch, you will wonder how you ever flew without this knowledge.
The other outstanding product is Airmanship Series for All Pilots, but I will talk about that next time.
So head over to PIlotWorkshops.com, sign-up for their f.ree newsletter that will deliver expert flying tips and information to your inbox once a week…and then pick up your copy of the Complete IFR Proficiency Series and start learning and preparing! You can’t afford not too.
To Your Flying Success…
Jeffrey
P.S. What would you do if your engine stopped and you only had the water, a road, or tree to land on? Which one would you pick? Click here for an expert’s answer and a free 20-minute audio explaining what you should do. I think you will be surprised!
Jeffrey is a captain at a regional airline and flies the CRJ200, CRJ700, and the CRJ900. He has over 4000 hrs of flying experience in many different airplanes and is a Gold Seal flight instructor to his credit. He has recently written “The CRJ200 Quicknote Study Guide” that simplifies the systems of the CRJ200 into an easy-to-follow, downloadable eBook. Click here to get your copy today!
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