While Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are commonly known, **visual approaches** are the most frequent way IFR flights conclude, requiring the pilot to have the airport or preceding ...

Instrument approaches into mountainous airports are exceptionally hazardous due to unforgiving terrain, demanding steep descent profiles, and a complete lack of ...

The FAA today published new instrument approach procedures into the embattled East Hampton Town Airport on New York’s Long Island. As the battle continues over future access to East Hampton Town ...

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 ...

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 ...

You’re on a vector to the ILS Runway 3 at Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO) in central Virginia, briefing the approach, when you notice a box in the upper left corner of the plan view that mentions an ...

The two privately funded precision instrument approach procedures at Monmouth Executive Airport have lower minimums than the non-precision approaches that were originally approved for the airport.

The term instrument flight sounds cryptic to many student pilots. But there are a lot of similarities between flight using visual references—the way we're initially taught to fly—and flight by ...

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 ...

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 ...