A systematic and formal instrument approach briefing is crucial for pilot safety, helping to identify vital information, divide duties (in crew environments), and anticipate potential hazards, ...

FAA regulations are often vague, necessitating official legal interpretations to clarify crucial points, such as pilot cost-sharing with passengers and requirements for instrument currency. For ...

En route (Center) controllers manage instrument approaches, adhering to FAA 7110.65 and utilizing a standardized "cookie-cutter" format for clearances with precise phraseology. Pilots filing for ...

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 ...

A visual approach is conducted to an airport reporting VMC (at or above 1000 ft ceiling and 3 miles visibility), requiring the pilot to remain clear of clouds. A contact approach is a visually-flown ...

To illustrate the many aspects of defining and implementing general flight and operating rules, consider the specifications for a Category II or III instrument approach to land as reflected in the ...

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 ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved instrument approach procedures at eight airports, the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) announced on Tuesday. It said critical ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI: India has approved its first Point-in-Space (PinS) Instrument Approach Procedure for helicopters, marking a major milestone in the country's transition to satellite-based aviation ...