Air Traffic Control Approach Instrument Landing System 
Ask Captain Lim
JULY 13, 2025
They monitor autopilot systems, fuel consumption and weather radar, all while maintaining constant communication with air traffic control. A Safe Descent About 30 minutes before landing, pilots begin preparations for descent, con figuring flaps and briefing the approach. While rare, emergencies do happen.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 19, 2025
Airport markings are a system of symbols, lines, and colors found on runways, taxiways, aprons, and other areas of an airport. Visual Runways Visual runways have no instrument approach procedure available. Non-Precision Runways Non-precision runways have at least one non-precision approach available.
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Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
It was common practice for tower controllers to monitor the area control centre enroute frequency. It was a winter night shift in a Western Ontario air traffic control tower. One controller on duty was the norm on most snowy nights when most of the flying activities had ended for the day.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Are you curious about flying a VOR approach? If you’re aiming to master instrument-rated flying, it’d be valuable to learn about VOR approaches. We’ll cover what a VOR approach is, how to fly it step-by-step, and even whether GPS can replace it in today’s navigation. Ready to make VOR approaches easy?
Ask the Pilot
JUNE 28, 2024
If there’s a common thread, it’s that often in these cases pilots were flying what we call a “visual approach.” There are also what we call “non-precision” instrument patterns, in which a GPS-guided course takes you to a few hundred feet or less above the pavement.
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on final approach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. However, while ATC had transmitted a landing clearance to the crew of BCS18D, no meaningful response was received.
World Airline News
JULY 26, 2025
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