When I am doing check rides, training and instrument proficiency checks, I take a lot of notes. My goal is to write down symptoms needing attention, such as altitude deviation or airspeed ...
Over-reliance on autopilots for instrument approaches can degrade pilot hand-flying skills, making it dangerous if the autopilot fails, especially when flying near minimums. Autopilots have ...
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The fading legacy of the NDB approach
Are old-school navigation aids such as this still worth mastering?
Example circling maneuver at Memphis IAP, Tennessee. Author graphic. I used to think of the circle-to-land maneuver following an instrument approach as a necessary evil. We had a lot of airports to go ...
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 ...
During a solo circumnavigation attempt, a pilot performed a night ILS approach into Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Instrument Landing System procedures allow aircraft ...
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