A Boeing Business Jet crew performed a successful go-around after losing sight of the runway at approximately 100 feet during a Cat I ILS approach in rain. The go-around was executed smoothly and ...

The minimums for the ILS approach to Runway 14 at Republic Airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, New York, are 200 ft. above the runway and 0.75-m visibility. A Raytheon Hawker 800XP crew tried to fly that ...

RNAV GPS approaches are common, with most requiring RNP 0.3 accuracy. Different types exist, including LNAV (non-precision, lateral only), LP (non-precision WAAS-mandatory), LNAV/VNAV (precision-like, ...

Last month I wrote about my preference for RNAV approaches versus ILSs in most but not all situations. Earlier this year there was a fatal accident in a Cirrus SR22 in Bar Harbor, Maine, in which the ...

Example circling maneuver at Boire Field, New Hampshire. Author graphic In Part 1, we discussed the classic simulator circling check and the “Part 142” excuse. You might think the odds are stacked ...

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...