Procedure turns (PTs) are essential Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) maneuvers used to align an aircraft with the final approach course when not provided with radar vectors or other means of guidance.

A visual approach is conducted to an airport reporting Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC), requiring the pilot to remain clear of clouds, whereas a contact approach is for airports reporting ...

Everybody knows tonight's the night Santa departs the North Pole on his round-the-world trip delivering presents. What you might not know is that because the weather at the North Pole can be ...

Although a move to satellite-based navigation is a fundamental tenet of NextGen, the FAA says it will keep at least one legacy ground-based instrument approach procedure (IAP) at each U.S. airport ...

Takeoff and landing under IFR. (a) Instrument approaches to civil airports. Unless otherwise authorized by the FAA, when it is necessary to use an instrument approach to a civil airport, each person ...

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved instrument approach procedures at eight airports, the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) announced on Tuesday. It said critical ...