Before electronic flight bags, pilots used either Jeppesen or NOS paper charts for instrument approaches. Jeppesen charts were considered higher quality but more expensive. Key differences between ...

“Get on the gauges, you’re going to feel a little bump.” These were the words of my CFII (certified flight instructor-instrument) the first time he took me into the clouds. He is ex-Air Force and ...

Cleared for an approach I couldn’t find on any civilian chart, I had to rely on ATC vectors, tight altitude restrictions, and absolute trust in the system. This wasn’t just another IFR arrival - it ...

Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

Question: The flight school I’m flying with isn’t [really] good about updating the GPS database in the twin-engine airplane because not too many people fly it, and they don’t want to spend the money.

The business of rulemaking does not come up often with travelers. That is, until something goes wrong. Lately, there’s been lots of attention on companies like Boeing, especially since the panel blew ...

In Part 1, we discussed how there’s a significant difference between flying a circling approach in training and flying one in the real world. In the U.S., approaches are created using criteria ...