Meeting FAA minimums for IFR currency (FAR 61.57) is often insufficient for true instrument proficiency, which demands a broader and deeper set of skills beyond basic flight control. True IFR ...

Unusual attitudes in instrument flight are primarily caused by pilot error, distraction, and lack of proficiency, emphasizing the need for mastery of basic instrument skills for both prevention and ...

I am shortly to complete an instrument rating course and "Stalled warning" (Flight International, 24-30 August) made interesting reading. It seems to me that a lack of basic instrument scan has been a ...