While Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are commonly known, **visual approaches** are the most frequent way IFR flights conclude, requiring the pilot to have the airport or preceding ...

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 approaches into mountainous airports are exceptionally treacherous due to narrow valleys, steep terrain, and limited maneuvering room, making any deviation from the course extremely ...

To illustrate the many aspects of defining and implementing general flight and operating rules, consider the specifications for a Category II or III instrument approach to land as reflected in the ...

ForeFlight has launched "Dynamic Procedures," an interactive and data-driven solution for viewing instrument procedures, integrated directly into the app's Maps view. This new feature, powered by ...

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 ...

India has achieved a major aviation milestone with the approval of the country's first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations at Undavalli Heliport. The ...

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): India has achieved a major milestone with the approval of the country's first Private Point-in-Space (PinS) instrument approach procedure for helicopter operations at ...

The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that the sanction is expected to pave the way for developing similar PinS procedures across the country. (Photo source: Image is AI-generated.) India has approved ...

While Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are published, visual approaches are the most common way to end IFR flights in general aviation, requiring pilots to maintain visual contact with ...