Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). Most RNP approaches (RNP APCH) start with RNP 1 accuracy and get even tighter as you get closer to the runwaydown to RNP 0.3 on the final approach.

Approach 52

Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

Even though I was likely to be cleared through the outer ring by ATC (air traffic control) while on an instrument flight plan, I filed a route from Sodus to the Williamsport VOR (FQM) that circumvented the TFR entirely. The reroute was minimal, an insertion of Yardley VOR (ARD) into my flight plan. Seneca and Cayuga Lakes in the gloom.

Approach 77

Approach Wind Shear Runway VOR 77

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

If the runway could not be made my plan was to put the aircraft down in the field west of the airport close to the VOR. Weeks prior to the incident I had flown many approaches in IMC in which IMC was maintained at and beyond the FAF.” The turn to final started at roughly 50 feet when the plane was already over the runway, or nearly.

Gross Weight 98

Gross Weight Runway Airplanes Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Key Differences Between MDA, DA, and DH (Decision Height) There are two kinds of minimum altitudes for two kinds of approaches: MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude) : Used in non-precision approaches like VOR or some GPS approaches. DA (Decision Altitude) : Used in precision approaches like ILS.

Altimeter 52

Altimeter Descent Approach Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

VORTAC – VHF Omni-directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation VORTAC is a navigational aid operating in the VHF band that is used to provide guidance along airways, air traffic service routes, and intermediate and final approach tracks. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 11, 2024

We were assigned a slightly ridiculous alteration to the route I filed: MANCH T316 LAMMS T608 ROC that had us flying past Sodus to the Rochester VOR before setting up for Sodus. But I accepted the clearance knowing that I could change it with a local Approach control like Syracuse. This was even better than I requested.

Ceiling 52

Ceiling Approach Weather Runway 52

Pilot Institute

MAY 1, 2024

The briefing information section contains the most important elements of the approach, including: NAVAID and communications frequencies. Final approach course. Approach notes. Missed approach procedures. The plan view shows a top-down look at the approach path and includes: Courses and radials.

Approach 52

Approach NOTAMs Runway Weather 52

AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six Navigation equipment includes a Garmin GNS-530W GPS navigator and two VOR receivers for secondary navigation. Phoenix Approach Control gave us a few delay vectors before turning us onto final approach. For this trip, the middle row seats were removed to make the cabin a 1st class four-seater.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude OAT Airplanes Fixed Base Operator 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. From Williamsport, the Susquehanna River follows a ridgeline westbound to Lock Haven, former home of the Piper Aircraft Company. Today, the river valley was filled with fog extending from Williamsport westward beyond Lock Haven. Welcome to College Park!"

Transponder 52

Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach.

Cockpit 104

Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 104

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

West of the Geneseo VOR, I passed high above Silver Lake and the gorge in Letchworth State Park. No wonder I got bounced around so much on final approach this morning , I thought. With one final look at Put-In-Bay's refuge harbor, my stomach rumbled and I left the observation deck in search of lunch.

Runway 89

Runway Approach Knot Drag 89

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. In addition to your aircraft’s installed radio systems, handheld radios provide an important layer of safety and redundancy in case of radio failure.

Aeronautical Information Manual 68

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 68

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

There are a wide variety of options on the market, ranging from simple radios to units with GPS/VOR navigation features and full ILS capabilities. In addition to your aircraft’s installed radio systems, handheld radios provide an important layer of safety and redundancy in case of radio failure.

Aeronautical Information Manual 52

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52