Mt. McKinley and IFR flights

Flying by Mt. McKinley today which is the highest Mountain in North America.  It is very unusual for the top to be visible because of clouds.  We were at 11,000 on an IFR flight plan.


IFR, or Instrument Flight Rules (as opposed to Visual Flight Rules, VFR), are rules governing the procedures for conducting instrument flight.  IFR flying governs flights under conditions in which flight by outside visual reference is not safe. We fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck, and navigation is accomplished by reference to electronic signals. It is also a term used by pilots and controllers to indicate the type of flight plan an aircraft is flying, such as an IFR or VFR flight plan.

James after our flight to Homer.  And IFR approach was required.