Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Pulled from the AOPA Air Safety Institute archives, this video places the viewer in the cockpit of two general aviation aircraft— one on a VFR flight, the other on an IFR flight. It follows the pilots’ weather decisions during their respective flights.
Did you know? The AOPA Air Safety Foundation (now Air Safety Institute) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2000. Coinciding with the anniversary, was a safety outreach called “Project V” (for Video). Some 35,000 video tapes were sent free to newly minted private pilots and instrument pilots. The video Lost and Crossed was sent to pilots who had recently passed their FAA private pilot checkride and addressed the common fears of getting lost and getting "crossed up" in crosswinds. Weather Decision Making went to freshly rated instrument pilots, who often would feel unsure about their ability to find and use weather information.
Pulled from the AOPA Air Safety Institute archives, this video places the viewer in the cockpit of two general aviation aircraft— one on a VFR flight, the other on an IFR flight. It follows the pilots’ weather decisions during their respective flights.
Did you know? The AOPA Air Safety Foundation (now Air Safety Institute) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2000. Coinciding with the anniversary, was a safety outreach called “Project V” (for Video). Some 35,000 video tapes were sent free to newly minted private pilots and instrument pilots. The video Lost and Crossed was sent to pilots who had recently passed their FAA private pilot checkride and addressed the common fears of getting lost and getting "crossed up" in crosswinds. Weather Decision Making went to freshly rated instrument pilots, who often would feel unsure about their ability to find and use weather information.
