After a long layoff caused by a *complicated annual inspection**, the **Piper Cherokee 235* is finally back in the air—and ...

Even if you only fly VFR in good weather, it pays to check for the location of instrument approaches along your route of flight. Just as you always ensure that your course doesn't take you dangerously ...

The FAA plans to update aviation’s general flight rules section — Part 91.176 — with new performance-based guidelines aimed at improving flexibility for operators of aircraft equipped with an Enhanced ...

You're 25 times more likely to suffer a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) crash if you're flying a circling approach rather than a straight-in procedure, according to accident statistics compiled ...

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 ...

When the Wright Brothers first took to the skies over North Carolina on December 17, 1903, the only way to fly was to look at the ground, scrutinize the horizon and making sure there was enough speed ...