The RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30R approach at KBJC features multiple Initial Approach Fixes (IAFs) and a mandatory 7,000 ft MSL altitude at the LAWNG intersection. Pilots must select appropriate minimums based ...

The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches is nuanced, depending on aircraft equipment, specific weather conditions (e.g., icing, terrain), and operational factors like circling restrictions ...

Navigraph has announced the launch of IFR Approaches, the third course available in Navigraph Academy. Across three video ...

The primary danger of GPS in IFR flight is its complexity, leading to pilot errors such as inadvertently selecting GPS mode instead of NAV mode for conventional approaches, which can result in ...

RNAV approaches are GPS-based procedures, particularly RNAV LPV, which offers "localizer performance with vertical guidance" comparable to ILS approaches. ATC employs specific phraseology for RNAV ...

A pilot takes his Beechcraft Bonanza on a cross-country flight from South Dakota toward Indianapolis to attend the Red Bull ...

Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

SAN DIEGO, 4 June 2010. Major airlines are beginning to use features of the future NextGen air traffic management system in what one senior pilot calls a "NowGen" approach to aeronautical navigation ...

This just in from the FAA: pilots may continue to use their IFR-approved GPS units for instrument approaches, at least for now. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association tells ANN on Friday, the FAA ...