The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches depends on aircraft equipment, specific airport conditions (e.g., mountainous terrain, icing), and operational needs, as both can offer similar low ...

There are words no one wants to hear in the cockpit, especially during an approach in instrument conditions. Those include certain two-word phrases beginning in Oh and ending with an expletive of some ...

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 ...

While Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are published, visual approaches are the most common way to end IFR flights in general aviation, requiring pilots to maintain visual contact with ...

A key element of crew resource management (CRM) is a crew briefing prior to critical phases of flight, particularly takeoff and departure, and arrival and approach. A good, complete briefing ...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport in Bengaluru has become the first airport in India to operationalise the Required Navigation Performance – Category H (RNP CAT H) helicopter approach ...

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 ...