An experienced, instrument-rated pilot fatally crashed a Bonanza while attempting to land in heavy fog at Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport (I35). The pilot had a history of regularly disregarding ...

The civil aviation authorities of Singapore and Malaysia will work together to develop Global Positioning System-based (GPS) instrument approach procedures at Seletar Airport, in place of the ...

It seems that every bit of new aviation technology is initially made much more complicated and confusing for pilots to use than is necessary. For example, when GPS navigators first became available, ...

Australia's major air carriers are examining whether they can establish straight-in non-precision approach capabilities at any airport on their domestic route networks. Qantas wants its Boeing 737s ...

The two-video course, ``Flying GPS Approaches--Featuring the KLN 89B,'' is designed to introduce pilots to GPS navigation. In Part 1, pilots learn how to go beyond ``direct to'' and use an IFR GPS.

Garmin International has received the first certification of a GPS wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) receiver providing instrument landing system (ILS) -like precision approach capability. The ...

During the course of the last 30 years, precision approach landing systems have undergone a series of name changes, technological advancements and system setbacks. However, the concept of using a ...

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 ...