During a routine practice flight, a pilot experienced progressive radio static that escalated to a complete loss of communication. Applying the "aviate, navigate, communicate" principle, the pilot ...

Pilots should file to an Initial Approach Fix (IAF) for an approach supported by weather conditions, rather than simply to the airport. Filing to an IAF is crucial for lost communication procedures ...

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 ...

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 ...