The FAA is updating Part 91.176, effective March 13, 2017, to allow EFVS-equipped aircraft with trained crews to fly straight-in instrument approaches all the way to touchdown, even in low visibility.

En route (Center) controllers actively manage instrument approaches, emphasizing the importance of precise phraseology and adhering to the standard five components of an approach clearance. Pilots ...

Federal Aviation Regulations are often vague, leading to confusion and the need for specific legal interpretations from the FAA. Regarding instrument currency, the FAA clarifies that simulated ...

The FAA today published new instrument approach procedures into the embattled East Hampton Town Airport on New York’s Long Island. As the battle continues over future access to East Hampton Town ...

At mountain airports like Aspen and Eagle County, a straight approach to the runway is not possible. Here is how pilots ...

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is awaiting a new solution from Rockwell Collins that will rectify previous issues with the software database of instrument approaches. NBAA said it ...

A visual approach is conducted to an airport reporting VMC (at or above 1000 ft ceiling and 3 miles visibility), requiring the pilot to remain clear of clouds. A contact approach is a visually-flown ...

If a flight department acquires a helicopter, it will try to find as many ways as it can to make the aircraft pay for itself. If the company is sited so that an access helipad is practical and the ...

A type of non-precision instrument approach composed of a series of step-down altitudes, informally known as “dive and drive,” remains a point of contention between the FAA and NTSB following the ...

The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering the implementation of the wider availability of instrument-based approach procedures at smaller airports throughout Britain. On Tuesday, Nov. 5 ...