Airplanes Approach NDB 
Flying Magazine
JULY 29, 2025
As most of my time at the show is spent prowling the grounds looking for interesting airplanes and/or people that would make good feature stories for FLYING Magazine, I began in Warbirds, where there were rows of fighters and trainers and transports. There are those who argue that the NDB is antiquated technology—and it is.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 9, 2025
Today we will explain airplane holding patterns in detail, answer some common questions, and even teach you a few ‘hacks’ to make flying a hold a real breeze. A holding procedure is when an airplane flies in a pattern to maintain its geographic location using its onboard navigational instruments. Here’s why airplanes take up the hold.
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Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Flying under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) can, at times, feel like deciphering a complicated puzzle, especially when you’re staring at an approach chart filled with intricate details. Approach charts, often referred to as approach plates, become your guide when visual cues are scarce. What Is an IFR Approach Chart?
Flying Magazine
JULY 1, 2025
READ MORE: How to Stay Ahead of the Airplane That being said, it is highly unlikely that you will still have the skills and proficiency required for solo cross-country flights, so expect to do at least one dual cross-country with a CFI to make sure you remember the procedures. For comparison, there are 149 NDB/ADF approaches in the U.S.
Air Facts
JULY 23, 2025
Skyway was a small but vibrant commuter airline that operated a fleet of Beech 99 turboprops, Beech 18s, and several single-engine airplanes of various lineage. My duties at Skyway included flying as copilot on the Beech 99 and Beech 18, as well as pilot-in-command on the single-engine airplanes. For me, it was no problem.
Flying Magazine
MAY 6, 2024
Subscribe Now Featured A) Two Radials Depicted From the STL VOR, there are two radials depicted that intersect with the final approach path—the R-144 and the R-194. C) FAF Identification No DME is offered for this approach, but you could use an IFR GPS to help with identification of the final approach fix waypoint at the EAVES LOM.
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 3, 2025
On the 25th of December 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243, a scheduled passenger flight from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia, crashed on approach to Aktau International Airport in Kazakhstan with 62 passengers and five crew on board. The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26.
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