The ILS Z Rwy 24 approach at KILM is a hybrid developed to avoid mandatory procedure turns on the original ILS Y by using RNAV TAA for initial guidance before intercepting the ILS. This approach ...
The Ketchikan RNAV (GPS) approach features an exceptionally steep 6.49-degree descent angle, requiring pilots to manage significantly higher descent rates than typical instrument approaches. This ...
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 ...
It might sound crazy, but every now and then professional pilots with plenty of experience find themselves landing at the wrong airport. Take the following cases as a couple of examples that occurred ...
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 ...