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The RNAV (GPS) approach to Ketchikan (PAKT) features an exceptionally steep 6.49-degree descent angle, requiring pilots to maintain a significantly higher descent rate than typical instrument ...

Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

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 ...

— -- Question: Captain Cox, why do airplanes still fly magnetic course when most all navigation is done now with GPS navigation and the ability to fly true course(s)? It seems odd that the ...

Austrian Airlines claims its Boeing 737 fleet is the first in Europe to secure authorisation to perform approaches using the combined concepts of area navigation ...

After crossing the OAB VOR, the pilot will head outbound on a 298-degree track. After passing the THOWL waypoint outbound, ...

I am continuing my instrument rating training so that I can become IFR rated. Being an instrument rated pilot I feel will make me a safer pilot. I have been training in my Piper Cherokee 235 and it ...

Answer: Pilots use precise navigation equipment, usually the Instrument Landing System (ILS), to maneuver the airplane laterally and vertically to land on the runway. If an ILS is not available, GPS ...

The FAA is looking to implement a new offset RNAV approach to Teterboro Airport's Runway 19, to ease noise impact. In an effort to lessen aircraft noise over sensitive areas, the FAA is proposing a ...

Horizon Air, a regional carrier in the northwestern United States, flies in a challenging environment and, therefore, has special needs. It flies into airports in mountainous terrain, and it seeks ...

The Aniak runway is being moved 261 feet. (Krysti Shallenberger/KYUK) Earlier in August, pilots trying to land at the Aniak airport got a last-minute notice that they were not allowed to land, ...