Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.
Single-pilot IFR demands meticulous pre-flight and in-flight preparation, including detailed approach briefings and a critical go/no-go decision point at the Final Approach Fix to ensure stability.
In an engine-out emergency in IMC, a GPS moving map navigator (e.g., Garmin GNS430/530) can be used to fashion a "Poor Man's" instrument approach to a VFR-only airport lacking published procedures.
(a) Instrument approaches to civil airports: Unless otherwise authorized by the administrator, when an instrument letdown to a civil airport is necessary, each person operating an aircraft, except a ...
You're 25 times more likely to suffer a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) crash if you're flying a circling approach rather than a straight-in procedure, according to accident statistics compiled ...
Capstone GPS-based system will begin phase two tests this year with plans to extend technologies for phase three The US Federal Aviation Administration is to extend its Capstone free-flight technology ...
This video shows a pilot flying a private IFR approach into a mountain airpark. The procedure isn’t published for public use and requires special authorization. Terrain and weather make precision ...