The choice between ILS and WAAS GPS (LPV) approaches depends on aircraft equipment, specific airport conditions (e.g., mountainous terrain, icing), and operational needs, as both can offer similar low ...

The RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30R approach at KBJC features multiple Initial Approach Fixes (IAFs) for efficient entry and a mandatory 7,000 ft MSL altitude at the LAWNG intersection. Pilots must select ...

The Ketchikan RNAV (GPS) approach features an unusually steep 6.49-degree descent angle, requiring high descent rates, and utilizes feeder waypoints for obstacle clearance. This approach offers high, ...

The primary danger of GPS in IFR flight is its complexity, leading to pilot errors such as inadvertently selecting GPS mode instead of NAV mode for conventional approaches, which can result in ...

Area navigation (RNAV) is a concept that predates the implementation of GPS by several decades. But it was with the advent of the latter, with its powerful microprocessors, compact size and global ...

Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

Question: I am getting back into instrument flying after a 15-year break, and I'm a little confused about flying a non-precision approach with a GPS overlay. I'm getting conflicting information from ...

SAN DIEGO, 4 June 2010. Major airlines are beginning to use features of the future NextGen air traffic management system in what one senior pilot calls a "NowGen" approach to aeronautical navigation ...

This just in from the FAA: pilots may continue to use their IFR-approved GPS units for instrument approaches, at least for now. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association tells ANN on Friday, the FAA ...