Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Well, one important thing youll need to know is RNAV approaches. These approaches use GPS to help you land and offer more flexibility than traditional systems like ILS. In this guide, you’ll learn how RNAV approaches work, the different types available, and tips to make them feel natural and straightforward.

Approach 52

Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Performing a safe landing requires skillful flying and clear visual guidance. They are the Visual Approach Slope Indicator and Precision Approach Path Indicator. These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. VASI and PAPI each have their own approach.

Runway 98

Runway Approach Threshold Clearance 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The plan was to shoot an instrument landing system (ILS) at the military airport next door, but clearance delivery told us they were landing the other direction. Hmm, OK, how about the LPV approach? It’s curious to me that we pilots shoot LPV approaches, but ATC doesn’t know what they are.

Pitot Tube 86

Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 86

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

If there’s a common thread, it’s that often in these cases pilots were flying what we call a “visual approach.” There are also what we call “non-precision” instrument patterns, in which a GPS-guided course takes you to a few hundred feet or less above the pavement.

Air Traffic Control 54

Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 54

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on final approach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. However, while ATC had transmitted a landing clearance to the crew of BCS18D, no meaningful response was received.

Final Approach 334

Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 334