Question: When the announcement is made that, "The pilot has begun his initial approach," why is the word initial used? It implies there may be more than one approach. Answer: It is a differentiation ...

Vectored instrument approaches, while convenient and efficient for pilots and airspace management, can diminish pilot spatial awareness, requiring continuous vigilance. Air Traffic Control (ATC) ...

The article introduces a comprehensive "gates" concept for instrument flight, extending beyond the final approach segment to cover the entire process from top of descent through a potential missed ...

Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Green Communications, Cool Productions adventure flick. Final Approach starring Jordan Garrett, Adam Cagley, Jeffrey Tedmori, Skyler Samuels has a PG ...

Col. Jason Halsey (USAF) has just had a terrible air disaster and can't remember a thing -- even his name. Now he must go head-to-head with the psychiatrist Dr. Gottlieb as his only chance to recover ...

Final Approach deals with the mental condition of Amnesia when a stealth test pilot, Col. Jason Halsey, is involved in an air disaster. A psychiatrist Dr. Dio Gottlieb attempts to help Halsey to ...

A 1950’s-era Convair 440 transport airplane descended into trees a half mile short of the runway at Toledo Express Airport (TOL) in Monclova, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 2019. After clipping the treetops, the ...