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 ...

The Martha's Vineyard ILS approach involves specific considerations like a direct transition from the Nantucket (ACK) VOR (NoPT) and the importance of correctly identifying the DME source as IMVY ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nigerian investigators were unable to access information from either flight recorder of a Kabo Air Boeing 747-200 which touched down 100m short of the runway during a non-precision night landing at ...