Prioritize "Aviate" by patiently establishing and stabilizing the aircraft in a safe climb (power, pitch, trim, configuration) before other tasks, as rushing can lead to loss of control. For "Navigate ...

Essential knowledge decodes stepdowns, radar requirements, and missed approach segment.

Missed approaches can come in numerous forms but the pilot must be prepared and manage the aircraft and flight path to ensure safe clearance. Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist ...

Everyone who flies needs to know about this. It's a standard procedure, but since it isn't used often, if you don't know about it, it could really frighten you. A client emailed about her first ...

Investigators have determined that the undercarriage of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 was deployed, but then retracted, before the aircraft suffered a gear-up accident at Keflavik airport. Icelandic authority ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating missed approach procedures for Sydney’s runway 34R following an air proximity incident between two Qantas jets. The incident occurred at ...

The National Transportation Safety Board cited the crew's failure to properly execute the published instrument approach procedure and use all navigational aids in the Oct. 24, 2004 crash of a Beech ...

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 ...