The Tri-Cities/Bristol, Tennessee ILS or Loc Runway 23 approach requires pilots to maintain 6,000 feet on the 210-degree radial from the Glade Spring VOR before descending to 3,600 feet. The approach ...
With the coming of GPS, my home base, Somerset Airport (SMQ) in New Jersey, now has three instrument approaches. Not bad for a field with one paved 2,700-foot runway and a pair of grass strips. The ...
Performance-based navigation (PBN), a key element in FAA’s NextGen air traffic control modernization initiative, is moving ahead, although at a somewhat slower pace than some airlines would like.