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Ramblings about flying for fun and profit

Instrument Approaches

  • Instrument Approach Minimums

    At least a couple of sites recently had an article (here and here) about an airline pilot turning around close to the flight’s destination because he was not qualified to land. As usual with respect to aviation, the sites used a sensational title to the articles and only reported the part of the story that […]

  • Ground Controlled Approaches (GCA)

    I have to admit that I have just started listening/watching audio and video podcasts related to aviation. That could be because I recently bought an iPhone and can download them to the phone and then listen/watch during the long bus rides to and from the layover hotels on my trips. I have just finished listening […]