On The Cover: One of the more personal aspects of IFR is how we set up the cockpit and prepare for an instrument procedure. There almost are more tips and techniques than there are approaches. For ...

The dynamic, data-driven charts tailored to simplify terminal procedures can now be used for flight planning on a computer ...

A formal and systematic instrument approach brief is essential for aviation safety, helping pilots (especially single-pilot operators) consolidate critical information, divide duties, and identify ...

If a flight department acquires a helicopter, it will try to find as many ways as it can to make the aircraft pay for itself. If the company is sited so that an access helipad is practical and the ...

A revised FAA document offers expand guidance on what aircraft approach categories pilots should use for instrument procedures. FAA needs baseline security controls in a little more than 10% of its ...

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 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 ...