Only 76 NDB approaches remain in the U.S., a significantly reduced number, and they are no longer required for the FAA ...

On The Cover: Pilots using a view-limiting device is a familiar sight to instrument students and those who have earned the rating. It's a rite of passage but also an ongoing tool if we don't have ...

If a flight department acquires a helicopter, it will try to find as many ways as it can to make the aircraft pay for itself. If the company is sited so that an access helipad is practical and the ...

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is awaiting a new solution from Rockwell Collins that will rectify previous issues with the software database of instrument approaches. NBAA said it ...

The company that makes the world's most widely used aviation maps has released a special edition approach chart honoring pilots Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles and the crew of flight ...

The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering the implementation of the wider availability of instrument-based approach procedures at smaller airports throughout Britain. On Tuesday, Nov. 5 ...

A type of non-precision instrument approach composed of a series of step-down altitudes, informally known as “dive and drive,” remains a point of contention between the FAA and NTSB following the ...

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.