Flying

Flight School: Adding an Instrument Rating

What are the biggest challenges new instrument students face? (February 2011) — Eric Radtke is an airline transport pilot, Gold Seal flight instructor, advanced ground instructor and NAFI-accredited ...
Aviation Week

Flying Circling Approaches In The Real World, Part 1

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 ...
Flying

Flying the MON

The FAA's Minimum Operational Network (MON) designates airports with at least one instrument approach not reliant on GPS or DME, serving as a critical backup during GPS outages. MON airports are ...
Research Snipers

Aids to Approach and Landing in Modern Aviation

Safe approach and landing in modern aviation are among the most critical phases of any flight, and aviation relies on ...
Aviation Week

Flying Circling Approaches In The Real World, Part 2

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 ...