I am steadily working on my instrument rating. Being an instrument rating student pilot has been a tremendous challenge. I ...
Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...
FAA will defer the cancellation of 22 instrument ground-based approaches due to comments from AOPA, the group said. AOPA gathered information from pilots on 154 instrument approaches that were ...
FAA's SAFO 25001 addresses increased risks during visual approaches, particularly for Part 121 and 135 operations, due to recent incidents. The alert emphasizes clear pilot-ATC communication and the ...
In Part 1, we discussed how there’s a significant difference between flying a circling approach in training and flying one in the real world. In the U.S., approaches are created using criteria ...
The rugged terrain, high winds, and difficult-to-predict mountain weather make Aspen’s airport one of the most challenging places for pilots to navigate. A new set of safety recommendations approved ...
The pilot of a small jet that crashed into a Murphy Canyon neighborhood in dense fog last month, killing all six people on board, was on an instrument approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport ...
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was making its final approach to Huntsville International Airport Feb. 15 when the crew transitioned from visual flight conditions above clouds to instrument flight ...
The pilot of a small jet that crashed into a Murphy Canyon neighborhood in dense fog last month, killing all six people on board, was on an instrument approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport ...