Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

Pilots should configure for approaches at the aircraft's best rate of climb speed to reduce pitch changes and stall risk during a potential missed approach, enhancing safety and reducing workload.

While most landings follow a stable approach, almost all unstable approaches are followed by landing.

This real-time footage shows an aircraft on an unstable approach, with noticeable deviations in speed, descent rate, or alignment. As the pilots work to correct the flight path before touchdown, the ...

Pilots rely heavily on control feedback.

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WASHINGTON — The federal government should pursue a national research agenda to enhance understanding of contrails and investigate potential strategies for mitigating their contributions to ...