IFR flights are great, but the procedures on arrival and departures can be a little nutty with transitions, intersections and vectors. Add in the workload of being at an unfamiliar airport, weather and controllers speaking a mile a minute like in the New York airspace and you know why the workload in the IFR system can be demanding for an single pilot IFR.
Your GPS equipment is there to make your job easy, be sure to know how to select arrivals, departures, intersections on those arrivals and departures, and how to skip way points (see my post here.) You should never have to manually enter a series of way points into the GPS - it's all in there for you.
The GPS coupled with an auto-pilot can take a lot of workload off of you, but only if you know how to use it right.
Below are a couple of videos of the arrival into Toronto City Center as well as the departure.
CYTZ Arrival Video
CYTZ Departure Video
Once you have flown in and out of the airport once in the IFR system, you'll know what arrivals and departures to expect for the direction of the flight - and it's truly a breeze!
