While Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are published, visual approaches are the most common way to end IFR flights in general aviation, requiring pilots to maintain visual contact with ...

To illustrate the many aspects of defining and implementing general flight and operating rules, consider the specifications for a Category II or III instrument approach to land as reflected in the ...

Circling approaches are recognized as highly risky instrument procedures, leading the FAA to make them a mandatory component of the Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC) to ensure pilot competency in ...

The FAA today published new instrument approach procedures into the embattled East Hampton Town Airport on New York’s Long Island. As the battle continues over future access to East Hampton Town ...

At mountain airports like Aspen and Eagle County, a straight approach to the runway is not possible. Here is how pilots ...

ForeFlight has launched "Dynamic Procedures," an interactive and data-driven solution for viewing instrument procedures, integrated directly into the app's Maps view. This new feature, powered by ...

The two privately funded precision instrument approach procedures at Monmouth Executive Airport have lower minimums than the non-precision approaches that were originally approved for the airport.

Despite being procedurally simple, missed approaches are a common phase of flight for accidents, often categorized into two main types. One primary cause is spatial disorientation, where pilots ...

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 ...

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): India has achieved a major milestone with the approval of the country's first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations at ...

India has achieved a major aviation milestone with the approval of the country's first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations at Undavalli Heliport. The ...