I am continuing on in my Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), instrument pilot rating. Being an instrument rating student pilot is ...

Instrument proficiency degrades quickly; pilots need at least six instrument approaches within six months to maintain currency, otherwise an IPC is required. Simulators and training devices can be ...

Cirrus® (Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.), the recognized global leader in Personal Aviation, today expanded its Cirrus Approach™ Flight ...

In January 2003, a 460-hour private pilot, who was issued his instrument rating just 17 days before, was flying a Cirrus SR20 on what was then called the GPS Runway 31 approach into the Reid-Hillview ...

The FAA is designating Minimum Operational Network (MON) airports to provide at least one instrument approach not dependent on GPS or DME, ensuring backup options during GPS outages. MON airports are ...

In Part 1, we discussed how there’s a significant difference between flying a circling approach in training and flying one in the real world. In the U.S., approaches are created using criteria ...

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 ...

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 ...