An instrument landing system (ILS) uses two separate ground-based radio transmitters to provide both lateral and vertical guidance to pilots during an instrument approach procedure that normally ...

Precision, accuracy, stability – these are what a pilot wants in a precision instrument approach. The instrument landing system (ILS) has provided these qualities for years; however, the Federal ...

Everybody knows tonight's the night Santa departs the North Pole on his round-the-world trip delivering presents. What you might not know is that because the weather at the North Pole can be ...

Within the next 12 months, the USA will certificate the use of integrated area navigation systems (RNAV) as a normal means of en-route and terminal precision navigation, including final approaches.

[Avionics Today 11-20-2015] Gulfstream Aerospace has received approval from the FAA for its Gulfstream G650 and G650ER aircraft to fly Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP ...

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has successfully demonstrated manually flown, satellite navigation-guided precision approaches designed specifically for helicopters. When the equipment - categorised ...