Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.

It was November in Seattle. The ceiling had been going up and down all morning. A pilot was heard on the unicom asking for a runway advisory-he was still 6 miles out. Although he was instrument rated, ...

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 ...

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) require continuous proficiency in understanding complex IFR charts and procedures, which is critical for safe navigation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).

While standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) are known, personal aviation IFR flights commonly conclude with a visual approach, which shortens the procedure but transfers responsibility for ...

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.

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 ...