The difference between simulated instrument flying and the real thing—especially when compounded by darkness—is difficult for novice instrument pilots to imagine. [iStock] A pilot flying a Piper ...

Does that APR, or approach mode key, on your autopilot somehow activate a GPS receiver so it can fly an approach? The answer is no, it doesn't. And if you're confused about that, you're not alone. And ...

The LOC Runway 20 approach at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (KPHF) offers feeder routes from HCM or CCV VORs, allowing pilots to transition directly to the PANLE intersection without ...

Jeppesen HAS introduced design enhancements to its industry-leading commercial airline overlay (CAO) chart library and has added 400 new airport/approach charts to the series for more than 70 global ...

Another large platform was lost to human factors, not spotting that the airframe was 4000′ too high on its final approach was quite a thing. LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – — An Air Combat Command ...