Among the issues identified during a 2018 overrun investigation was, “The rules governing instrument approaches in Canada are too complex, confusing and ineffective at preventing pilots from ...

If you’re an active IFR pilot or training to become one in the US, you have a choice of two instrument approach-plate providers. One is Jeppesen (now within Boeing Global Services), and the other is ...

Our training for the instrument ticket focused on flying by reference to instruments, how to shoot approaches, holds, etc. By that point pilots were presumed to have mastered the art of landing, so ...

Just weeks before a Continental Connection commuter plane crashed near Buffalo, another airline had reminded its pilots about safety issues with instrument approaches at the airport. However, a ...

AgustaWestland and ENAV, the Italian air navigation company, have successfully completed the first stage of qualification and authorization tests for the creation of the first helicopter localizer ...

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 ...

Most of us have experienced taxing out, running up (if needed), then waiting a long time for the tower to clear you. If you're IFR, you may think, "What is taking so long?" But what if you're flying a ...

Capstone GPS-based system will begin phase two tests this year with plans to extend technologies for phase three The US Federal Aviation Administration is to extend its Capstone free-flight technology ...

Aerial refueling for military aircraft is something that’s being done routinely these days, and it has been so for decades. But if advancements in technology keep the pace, the way this thing is done ...