Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

Pilots should configure for approaches at the aircraft's best rate of climb speed to reduce pitch changes and stall risk during a potential missed approach, enhancing safety and reducing workload.

This intense footage shows a commercial aircraft approaching the runway at unusually high speed, leading to a fast and heavy touchdown. Captured during real landing conditions, the video highlights ...

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected ...

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This footage captures a commercial aircraft coming in noticeably fast on final approach, resulting in a high-speed touchdown. The video highlights the challenges of speed management during landing and ...