Aviation Week

Flying Circling Approaches In The Real World, Part 1

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 ...

Portland Jetport adopts new flight paths to curb South Portland noise

New flight plans went into effect at Portland International Jetport last Thursday, April 16, allowing aircraft to remain over ...
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Steep approach over icebergs! Flying the Air Greenland Dash 8 to Aasiaat and Ilulissat

In this video we fly from Kangerlussuaq to Aasiaat and Ilulissat in the flight deck of the trusty Dash 8-200. See what it's like from the pilot's perspective flying a steep approach (6 degree ...
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Flying Circling Approaches In The Real World, Part 2

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 ...