Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. C) FAF Identification No DME is offered for this approach, but you could use an IFR GPS to help with identification of the final approach fix waypoint at the EAVES LOM.

VOR 59

VOR Final Approach Approach NDB 59

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I’d get a full flight briefing, regardless of the weather. Then, we’d meet in Signature’s lobby, IAD’s FBO, and go over the day’s lesson: destination, altitude, maneuvers, approaches, and completion standards. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. I approached her and introduced myself.

NDB 52

NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

On the 25th of December 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243, a scheduled passenger flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia, crashed on approach to Aktau International Airport in Kazakhstan with 62 passengers and five crew on board. The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26.

Weather 102

Weather Airline Airlines Approach 102