The author generally prefers RNAV (GPS) approaches over ILS approaches due to potential ILS signal issues and the complexities of switching CDI needles on some systems, which can lead to unintended ...

The Martha's Vineyard ILS approach involves specific considerations like a direct transition from the Nantucket (ACK) VOR (NoPT) and the importance of correctly identifying the DME source as IMVY ...

Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ...

French investigators have indicated that an absent ILS signal for a Paris Orly runway preceded a Volotea Airbus A319's ...

Precision, accuracy, stability – these are what a pilot wants in a precision instrument approach. The instrument landing system (ILS) has provided these qualities for years; however, the Federal ...

With the right equipment and training, there's now a safer way to fly the ILS 6, circle to 1 approach into Teterboro Airport. When winds blow from the northwest, pilots might fly the ILS 6, circle to ...

[Avionics Magazine 05-09-2016] Europe has established its first Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV)-200 approaches at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris, France, according to the ...

Example circling maneuver at Boire Field, New Hampshire. Author graphic In Part 1, we discussed the classic simulator circling check and the “Part 142” excuse. You might think the odds are stacked ...

No audio available for this content. On May 3, the first LPV-200 approaches were implemented at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG) — the first such approaches to be implemented in Europe. The ...