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Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. The group concluded that 17 had been caused by darkness or instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions that deprived pilots of their outside visual references.

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RNAV Approaches Simplified: A Guide for New Pilots

Pilot Institute

Theyre especially useful for airports that dont have the budget or suitable terrain to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS). This makes more airports accessible under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Otherwise, the airport would have to suspend flight operations in poor visibility. Dont confuse it with LPV.

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2700 Miles in a Cherokee Six

AeroSavvy

An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. Cherokee Six instrument panel Like my airline job, I fly nearly paperless using an iPad Mini and the ForeFlight app for navigation charts. Since I filed an IFR flight plan, I requested the Flagstaff One SID.