The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved instrument approach procedures at eight airports, the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) announced on Tuesday. It said critical ...
In theory, the more you fly, the more proficient you become. But you can also become complacent, especially when doing the ...
Flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) demands precision, preparation, and constant skill upkeep. From mastering departures to perfecting approaches, pilots rely on structured training, ...
Although a move to satellite-based navigation is a fundamental tenet of NextGen, the FAA says it will keep at least one legacy ground-based instrument approach procedure (IAP) at each U.S. airport ...
An outdated GPS database makes it illegal to fly GPS instrument approaches, as procedures must be retrievable from a current database updated every 28 days. However, the aircraft is not grounded for ...
Canada's Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced (27-Aug-2019) a CAD7.4 million (USD5.6 million) investment in NAV CANADA's new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) instrument approach ...
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 ...