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Flying My First Filed Instrument Flight Plan!

I am training to get my instrument rating! Being an instrument rated private pilot will unlock many opportunities to conduct awesome general aviation cross country flight. Being able to fly in ...
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My First ILS Approach | IFR Training Flight at Allentown Airport | Instrument Pilot Journey

I am continuing on in my Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), instrument pilot rating. Being an instrument rating student pilot is definitely tough, and I struggle in the various aspects of the instrument ...
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Flying the Margins: How One Pilot’s Choices Stacked the Odds

The fatal Cirrus SR22 accident was directly impacted by the pilot's choice of an ILS approach over an RNAV (GPS) approach in challenging weather conditions. The ILS approach required manual flying for ...
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ILS-RNP hybrid approach offers ‘best of both worlds’: Air Berlin

Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ...
Flying

Aeronautical Decision Making Is Never One Size Fits All

The author generally prefers RNAV (GPS) approaches over ILS approaches due to potential ILS signal issues and the complexities of switching CDI needles on some systems, which can lead to unintended ...
Aviation Week

Circling Approaches: Good Riddance! Part 2

Example circling maneuver at Boire Field, New Hampshire. Author graphic In Part 1, we discussed the classic simulator circling check and the “Part 142” excuse. You might think the odds are stacked ...
Aviation Week

Faulty Localizer Leads To Mishap, Part 1

When it comes to flight and navigation instruments, there are few absolute certainties. Even though most instruments are fairly reliable, they are all susceptible to ...