A new RNAV approach at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, is rendered impractical by a high Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) of 4000 feet above the airport, primarily due to terrain constraints for the missed ...
Austrian conducted an RNP RNAV approach – the first in Europe – to Innsbruck’s runway 26 in June. “This [new approach procedure] enables substantially improved and safer course guidance, especially in ...
Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.
Horizon Air, a regional carrier in the northwestern United States, flies in a challenging environment and, therefore, has special needs. It flies into airports in mountainous terrain, and it seeks ...
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 ...
[Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Oman Air is using Performance Based Navigation (PBN) to simplify approaches into an airport with one of the most challenging terrains in its network, thanks to new ...