Instrument Rating Lessons | Epic Flight Academy - Instrument Rating Course: 4.5.2 - Cross Country Planning Sequence

Welcome back to Epic Flight Academy’s Instrument Rating Course! In this lesson, Mike Thompson walks you step-by-step through the IFR cross-country planning sequence, building on the fundamentals introduced in the previous video. Understanding the structure and flow of IFR planning ensures your flight is safe, organized, and compliant from departure to arrival. You'll learn how to plan each phase of an IFR flight, from departure procedures and preferred IFR routes, to enroute navigation, arrival setup, and final approach preparation. Mike also explains how to factor in forecast winds, check NOTAMs, select cruise altitudes, and determine alternate airports when needed. This is the roadmap every instrument pilot needs to confidently plan and execute real-world IFR cross-country flights. #InstrumentRating #IFRTraining #InstrumentPilot #FlightTraining #EpicFlightAcademy #PilotTraining #AviationEducation #LearnToFly 📘 Video Chapters 0:00 – Introduction 1:24 – Cross-Country Planning Sequence 2:45 – Departure Phase 4:33 – Enroute Phase 5:02 – Preferred IFR Routes 5:57 – Enroute Phase Continued 7:12 – Arrival Phase 8:42 – Approach Phase 8:55 – Forecasted Winds 9:22 – Navigation Equipment 9:36 – Enroute Plan 10:12 – Initial Fix 10:33 – NOTAMs 10:55 – Altitude Selection 12:05 – Alternate Airport 13:10 – Lesson Summary ✈️ Start Your Instrument Rating Training: https://epicflightacademy.com/prequalification-enrollment 📚 Learn more about Epic’s Instrument Rating Course: https://epicflightacademy.com/instrument-rating/ This course is taught by Epic Flight Academy's own Mike Thompson. Mike Thompson is the author of "Telling Is Not Teaching", which promotes the idea that the “new school” of teaching that embraces electronic technology cannot sacrifice the “old school” of human relationships because the human brain stills learns in largely the same way that it has for millennia. "Telling Is Not Teaching" : https://www.amazon.com/Telling-Not-Teaching-Instructors-Handbook-ebook/dp/B0752BPPW7 Enjoying our content? Like this video and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel so we can continue to produce more Epic content! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on EVERYTHING happening at Epic Flight Academy! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epicflightacademy Twitter: https://twitter.com/epicfltacademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epicflightacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/epic-flight-academy Website: https://epicflightacademy.com/