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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
US investigators probing a CommutAir Embraer ERJ-145’s offset approach path, before it suffered a runway excursion at Presque Isle, have disclosed that a second aircraft had encountered an offset to ...