Performance-based navigation focuses on an aircraft’s performance capabilities instead of its navigation sensors.

In early September 2024, the FAA published the third amendment to the Basic AIM, which was published in 2023. The most prominent change offers practical guidance on recognizing, mitigating, and adapting to GPS interference. It also restates the importance of reporting an event.

Performance-based navigation focuses on an aircraft’s performance capabilities instead of its navigation sensors. PBN includes two essential applications, RNAV and RNP.

Performance Based Navigation (PBN) capitalizes on the aircraft’s navigation capability from its avionics suite to enable better navigation performance. This quiz delves into the RNAV specification that IFR pilots should know.

Fatigue management is each pilot’s responsibility. Only you can decide how much rest you need and the best way to get it. Adopting a lifestyle conducive to quality sleep can improve your flying and your entire day. Know how to manage your life to get that quality sleep?

More than half of controlled flight into terrain accidents are fatal, and about 17 percent involve GA. While the number of accidents is decreasing, we can do better. Start by acing this quiz.

The low-hanging fruit of aviation journalism is accident reports. But ATC saves give us as much to learn without the tragic outcome.

For many pilots, energy management is an innovative approach to managing certain critical aspects of flight. Understanding and applying it can help reduce your exposure to pilot-induced accidents and incidents.

Landing on the wrong surface is dangerous business and more so at tower airports. Sadly, 83 percent involve GA. Help lower that statistic with this quiz.

There’s some misinformation out there, so let’s be clear: In Part 91, you are permitted to make your own checklist. But if you do, there are things to consider.