The FAA is actively reducing the total number of Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and specifically circling minimums to decrease costs and streamline the National Airspace System as part of its ...
Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...
In July 2013, we published “GPS Alphabet Soup” covering the five types of GPS approaches in some depth. A reader suggested a follow-on article with a table that gathers all the approach types and ...