The IMC Club provides organized “hangar flying” focused on building proficiency in instrument flying.
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EAA VMC and IMC clubs reach milestone
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association‘s IMC Club and VMC Club aviation safety resources have reached a milestone, as more than 200 local mentor programs have now been created throughout the country. The EAA IMC Club, which promotes proficiency and safety in instrument flying through the sharing of information within the […]
EAA takes over IMC Club
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A newly formed Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) subsidiary and IMC Club International have entered into a license agreement that will provide IMC flight proficiency programming to EAA and its chapters around the world. The agreement comes three months after EAA and IMC Club officials signed a letter of intent […]
EAA may acquire IMC Club
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The IMC Club and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) have signed a letter of intent regarding EAA’s possible acquisition of the IMC program. The letter, signed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, is a preliminary step toward further discussion with no legal commitments yet made, officials with both organizations said. “Our discussions with the IMC […]
IMC Club opens Manhattan chapter
The newest chapter of the IMC Club has opened in the heart of Manhattan, New York. Hosted by the Manhattan Flight Club, it is intended to serve pilots who work and the New York City traffic prevents them from getting to their local airport on a regular basis and stay proficient and current. Staying proficient as a […]
IMC Radio to broadcast live from SUN ‘n FUN
IMC Radio’s “Plane Talk,” a live-streaming aviation internet radio talk show sponsored by the IMC Club International, will broadcast live from a remote studio in Lakeland, Florida, during the 2015 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo, starting April 21 and continuing through April 25. Produced by new Executive Producer Howie Marlin, the live broadcasts of “Plane Talk” […]
Picture of the day: Flying to an IMC Club meeting
Jay Rossignol snapped this shot on a sunset flight to Latrobe, Pa., for an IMC Club chapter meeting.
IMC Clubs: Practice makes proficiency
Hangar flying, the time-honored activity where pilots sit around and swap stories about aviation techniques, can be a valuable educational tool. Add organized informational seminars illustrated with powerpoint demonstrations and desktop flight simulation devices and you have the interactive learning environment of the IMC Club. IMC stands for Instrument Meteorological Conditions, which necessitates flying on […]
IMC Club chapter to open in Stevens Point, Wis.
Pilots will meet Sept. 18 at 6:30 pm in the conference room at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport/Mattson Field to establish the Stevens Point Wisconsin Chapter of the IMC Club International. Wanda Zuege, the Stevens Point Wisconsin IMC Club’s Chapter leader, started flying in 1990 at the Wild Rose Idlewild Airport in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, […]