In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...

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 ...

The South Lake Tahoe Airport (LDA Runway 18) approach is challenging due to the high elevation and surrounding mountains, requiring extra pilot attention, especially in IFR conditions. The approach ...

Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport has become the world’s first hub airport to feature ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) landings with an increased glide angle of 3.2 degrees. In March, ...

Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

The image on the left is the standard FAA terminal procedure for Eagle County Airport, Colorado, and shows the geo-referenced position of the Citation X flying a simulated approach in the X-Plane 12 ...

A Dutch court has ruled that a ‘balanced approach’ procedure must be followed in tackling noise issues at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, meaning different mitigating options are considered before any ...