The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches depends on aircraft equipment, specific airport conditions (e.g., mountainous terrain, icing), and operational needs, as both can offer similar low ...

There are words no one wants to hear in the cockpit, especially during an approach in instrument conditions. Those include certain two-word phrases beginning in Oh and ending with an expletive of some ...

Missed approaches are critical safety procedures designed to transition aircraft from tight approach clearances to en route safety, typically requiring a 200 ft/nm climb rate from the Missed Approach ...

The article details non-standard instrument approaches—Visual, Contact, and Radar approaches—as common alternatives to published SIAPs, frequently utilized in personal aviation. Visual approaches are ...

Everyone who flies needs to know about this. It's a standard procedure, but since it isn't used often, if you don't know about it, it could really frighten you. A client emailed about her first ...

Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

A key element of crew resource management (CRM) is a crew briefing prior to critical phases of flight, particularly takeoff and departure, and arrival and approach. A good, complete briefing ...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru has become the first airport in India to operationalise the Required Navigation Performance – Category H (RNP CAT H) helicopter approach ...