Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

[Avionics Today 08-14-2015] European aviation modernization researchers are taking steps to expand the use of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures for helicopter operators in Switzerland, as the ...

Single-pilot IFR is the hardest thing most people will ever do. If you’re a heart surgeon, you might disagree, but for almost everyone else, there’s nothing that compares. The combination of high ...

The first LPV IFR approach in Europe was flown using a Falcon 2000, ATR 42-600 and Airbus A350. Falcon 2000 test pilots flying the first Egnos-enabled LPV-200 IFR approach to Charles de Gaulle Airport ...

Precision, accuracy, stability – these are what a pilot wants in a precision instrument approach. The instrument landing system (ILS) has provided these qualities for years; however, the Federal ...

Everybody knows tonight's the night Santa departs the North Pole on his round-the-world trip delivering presents. What you might not know is that because the weather at the North Pole can be ...

This video shows a pilot flying a private IFR approach into a mountain airpark. The procedure isn’t published for public use ...