The FAA approved a new RNP (Required Navigation Performance) approach for Aspen, Colorado's Runway 15, offering lower minimums (537 ft with 1 1/4 mile visibility) and a stable 3.5-degree approach.

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

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 ...

I love being a licensed private pilot. Ever since I received my private pilots license, I have had so many amazing blessings during my pilot journey. Not only am I a licensed pilot, I also was blessed ...

— -- 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 ...

The article critiques the unreliability of social media for critical information, emphasizing the danger of non-expert advice in high-stakes fields like medicine and aviation. It illustrates this ...

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 ...