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(function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘//cdn4.wibbitz.com/static.js’; d.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(js); }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)); Pilots from around the state splashed into Lake Dora in the small central Florida town of Tavares, which bills itself America’s Seaplane City, for the eighth annual Seaplane-a-Palooza over the weekend. Pilots flew in […]

Photographer Gary Rosier lay “bent up like a pretzel” in the belly of a TBM-3 Avenger to get these shots from the window below the gunner turret, making for a unique perspective. “Very windy and noisy, but so cool!” Rosier said.

The plain-vanilla ILS approach is about as straightforward as it gets, right? Except that with any given procedure there can be nuances that demand careful consideration. The ILS Runway 12 approach to Bozeman, Montana, for instance, includes a number of notes, symbols and verbage that you might not fully comprehend if you haven’t taken the […]

Pilots and aviation enthusiasts showed up in droves for the 42nd annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. Here are some of our favorite shots from the weeklong event.

All Nippon Airways has made its three Star Wars-themed Boeing jets available for commercial service. Check out these photos of the planes’ liveries and interiors.

RNAV is more than just point-to-point navigation. All GPS RNAV approaches also have performance parameters baked into the procedure (for instance, required navigation performance values and distance holds instead of timed holds), allowing refinements to make them more accurate and efficient. The granddaddy of all GPS RNAV approaches is WAAS LPV, which offers similar approach […]

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In our new monthly series Chart Wise, we go in-depth to explore the nuances and vagaries of instrument approach procedures. We’ll start with the basics – how to properly brief an instrument approach. Start by looking at the briefing strip, or the lines of boxed text at the top of each approach chart. This information […]