LPV (WAAS-enabled GPS) and ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches offer comparable precision and similar minimums, often sharing ground tracks, with LPV approaches rapidly growing due to lower ...

Formal, systematic instrument approach briefings are crucial for flight safety, helping aircrews (even single pilots) align on procedure, divide duties, and identify vital information and potential ...

Precision, accuracy, stability – these are what a pilot wants in a precision instrument approach. The instrument landing system (ILS) has provided these qualities for years; however, the Federal ...

Air Berlin’s Boeing 737 fleet chief and pilot Michail Tounas says a hybrid approach the German carrier is using at Innsbruck airport “combines the best of both worlds” between traditional radio-based ...

[Avionics Magazine 05-09-2016] Europe has established its first Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV)-200 approaches at Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris, France, according to the ...