Vintage Aviation News

MAY 12, 2025

On this day in aviation history, 61 years agoMay 12, 1964American pilot Joan Merriam Smith completed her historic around-the-world flight, becoming the second woman to do so. Equipped with VOR and NDB navigation aids, Smith still faced significant challenges throughout her 27,750-mile journey.

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NDB VOR Weather Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Theyre officially called Instrument Approach Procedure (or IAP) charts, but pilots often casually call them approach plates. As a pilot flying this approach, you need to know where to look for the right information at the right time. Non-precision approaches (such as a localizer, VOR, LNAV, or NDB) use a Maltese cross for the FAF.

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Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Louis proper has a big “middle of the country busy” airport that many pilots might choose to avoid—St. You could also identify this using the R-194 radial crossing from the STL VOR, using an ADF tuned to the NDB station of 227 if you still have one that works, or you can use your audio panel to identify passage of the outer marker beacon.

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VOR Final Approach Approach NDB 59

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Air Facts Journal I got my pilot’s license in 1984, but it was another five years before I became a pilot. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB.

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NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 13, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned pilot or a novice looking to embark on your first long-distance flight, careful planning and execution are vital to ensure a successful trip. Consider these recommendations: a) Maintain Radio Communication: Keep in touch with air traffic control (ATC) and other pilots in your vicinity.

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Air Traffic Control Weather NDB Fixed Base Operator 52

AV Web

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This followed a controversial accident in which one of the Navys first F-14 fighter pilots, Kara Hultgreen, was killed trying to get aboard a carrier for routine qualifications. The fact that the command pilot of the Blackhawk was a woman may give pretext, whether true or not. The pilot was a woman.

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NDB Pilot Approach Airline 93

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. Thirty-eight people died in the crash, including both pilots and one cabin crew member. However, the flight crew were unable to land due to the thick fog. After two failed attempts, the flight crew opted instead to return to Baku.

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Weather Airline Airlines Approach 111