Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

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. If you are flying this approach and break out, be sure that you land on the correct runway.

VOR 59

VOR Final Approach Approach NDB 59

Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The flying club’s Cessnas and Pipers stood out like a flock of scrawny pigeons as the eagles of Pan Am, TWA, British Airways, and the like lumbered by on their way to and from the runways. Then came the long taxi to the runway. We flew the usual approaches: VOR, ILS, and the now extinct NDB. My NDB approach was flawless.

NDB 52

NDB Checkride VOR Approach 52

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 3, 2025

The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. This strongly indicated GPS jamming, a tactic frequently used by Russian forces to counter Ukrainian drone operations despite being prohibited under international regulations.

Weather 102

Weather Airline Airlines Approach 102