Virginia IFR Academy

10/03/2026

Looking for a CFII! ✈️

Virginia Tailwheel Academy and Virginia IFR Academy are looking to add another part-time CFII to our team at KHWY in Warrenton, VA.

Interested, or know someone who might be a good fit? Send us a message, email info [at] dtaviationmanagement [dot] com, or give us a call!

Send a message to learn more

09/25/2026

Huge congratulations to William Donohue on passing his Instrument Rating checkride!

William put in the work, stayed focused through the training process, and it all came together with a successful checkride. A big congratulations as well to his instructor, Weston Murray, for getting him across the finish line.

One of the things we’re especially proud of at Virginia IFR Academy is the training environment we’re able to provide. The examiner had great things to say about the clean, modern Cessna 182 and its avionics, and that glass-panel experience was a major part of William’s preparation. Training behind a G3X Touch, GTN 750Xi/650Xi, and GFC 500 gave him the opportunity to become proficient with the kind of integrated avionics and automation he’ll use in modern-day IFR flying; not simply learn enough to pass a checkride.

And that’s exactly what comes next. William is already putting his new rating to use, taking the 182 on cross-country missions with his family and using the skills he developed in training for the kind of practical, capable traveling that an instrument rating makes possible.

Congrats, William! We’re proud to have been part of the journey. Enjoy the new privileges, and we’ll see you in the clouds!

✈️ Virginia IFR Academy - Instrument training built around real-world proficiency.

09/11/2026

Ready to fly the V-tail?

Virginia IFR Academy is now accepting inquiries from pilots interested in training or flying our newly added Beechcraft V35B Bonanza.

Opportunities will include:

• Aircraft rental
• Instrument training
• Commercial and complex-aircraft training
• Cross-country flying and time building

Initial availability will be limited as we introduce the aircraft and begin completing pilot checkouts.

Send us a message with your experience and what you would like to accomplish, or contact Virginia IFR Academy at (540) 424-9842.

You can also learn more at www.vaifracademy.com.

A different kind of training airplane has arrived.

09/08/2026

It’s here.

The newest member of the Virginia IFR Academy fleet has arrived: our 1972 Beechcraft V35B Bonanza.

Soon, pilots will be able to use the aircraft for instrument training, commercial and complex-aircraft training, aircraft rental, and cross-country time building.

We added the V35B because serious training doesn’t have to happen in an ordinary airplane. It gives our students and renters the opportunity to develop real capability while flying something genuinely special.

Checkout requirements, rates, and scheduling information are coming next.

Welcome to Virginia IFR Academy.

09/04/2026

Four days from now, the V-tail arrives.

The Virginia IFR Academy V35B will offer more than speed and ramp presence. It will give pilots the opportunity to develop stronger judgment, sharper procedures, and more disciplined aircraft management in a 190+ KTAS-capable cross-country airplane.

Whether your goal is to pursue an instrument rating, complete commercial or complex training, rent a Bonanza, or build more meaningful flight experience, this airplane offers a distinctly different path forward.

We’re now beginning to build our initial list of interested pilots.

Send us a message and tell us what you would like to accomplish in the V35B.

08/28/2026

The secret is out.

On September 8, a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza will join Virginia IFR Academy.

Fast. Capable. Unmistakable.

The V35B will open a new category of flying at VIA, with opportunities for:

• Instrument training
• Commercial and complex-aircraft training
• Aircraft rental
• Cross-country flying and time building

We’re not adding the Bonanza merely to offer another place to log hours. We’re adding it for pilots who want to develop real capability while flying one of general aviation’s most iconic aircraft.

Training details, checkout requirements, rates, and scheduling information will be announced soon.

The V-tail is coming to VIA.

08/21/2026

There are airplanes you rent because they happen to be available.

Then there are airplanes you seek out because you genuinely want to fly them.

The newest addition to Virginia IFR Academy belongs firmly in the second category.

It is fast, capable, distinctive, and intended for pilots who want their training and time building to involve something more than the ordinary.

One week from today, we’ll show you the entire airplane.

Until then, the guessing continues.

08/14/2026

Most training airplanes are excellent at preparing pilots for the next certificate.

This one can also take them somewhere.

The newest addition to Virginia IFR Academy combines serious training capability with the speed, range, and performance to make real cross-country flying part of the experience.

Train in it. Build time in it. Get checked out in it.

Then use the airplane for what airplanes were built to do.

We’ll reveal it in two weeks.

Arriving September 8.

08/07/2026

The newest addition to Virginia IFR Academy will not be an ordinary training airplane.

It is being added for pilots who want to advance beyond the familiar and build experience in an aircraft that rewards planning, precision, and disciplined aircraft management.

Instrument training.
Commercial, complex, and high-performance training.
Capable, cross-country aircraft rental.
Valuable time building.

One airplane will open the door to all four.

Arriving September 8.

08/06/2026

The magenta line had the day off.

Today, Wes and Toto took our 182 back to basics for an instructor-proficiency session focused on DME arcs and localizer back-course approaches, flown on green needles and raw data.

With a G3X Touch, GTN 750Xi, GTN 650Xi, and GFC 500 in the panel, it would have been easy to let the avionics do most of the thinking. Instead, we used the airplane’s modern equipment to practice some decidedly old-school instrument flying.

Why? Because good IFR training is not just about knowing which buttons to push. It is about understanding what the avionics are doing, recognizing when something does not look right, and still being able to fly accurately when the magenta line is unavailable, or simply told to sit this one out.

The Xis were reportedly offended, but Wes’ raw-data skills are officially refreshed. 😄

At Virginia IFR Academy, our instructors keep training, too. ✈️