A significant shift has occurred in non-precision approach philosophy, moving from the "dive and drive" method (steep descent to MDA then leveling off) to the FAA's current standard of a ...
UK investigators have suggested that pilots may be losing currency with non-precision approaches, as they become less common, after probing an incident involving a Ukrainian Antonov An-26 at ...
The two privately funded precision instrument approach procedures at Monmouth Executive Airport have lower minimums than the non-precision approaches that were originally approved for the airport.
Visual area penetrations pose a significant safety risk, especially on non-precision instrument approaches where pilots might mistakenly assume advisory glidepaths provide obstacle clearance below ...