In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...

The South Lake Tahoe Airport (LDA Runway 18) approach is challenging due to the high elevation and surrounding mountains, requiring extra pilot attention, especially in IFR conditions. The approach ...

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 ...

Performance-based navigation (PBN), a key element in FAA’s NextGen air traffic control modernization initiative, is moving ahead, although at a somewhat slower pace than some airlines would like.

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 ...