In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado’s Eagle County (KEGE) with Hughes Aerospace ...
ICAO's plan to standardize approach chart titles by renaming RNAV procedures to RNP is largely opposed by the FAA and other countries. The FAA's resistance is due to significant avionics update costs, ...
The FAA is actively reducing the total number of Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and specifically circling minimums to decrease costs and streamline the National Airspace System as part of its ...
The FAA is expanding the implementation of public RNAV departure procedure (DP) and standard terminal arrival (STAR). These procedures demand strict pilot awareness and adherence to the RNAV procedure ...
The US move towards a performance-based navigation system has taken a step forward with the US Federal Aviation Administration approval for Delta Air Lines to use any required navigation performance ...
The FAA, alongside the National Air Traffic Controller’s Association (NATCA) and airline partners are redesigning airspace and addressing inefficiencies, introducing new Performance Based Navigation ...