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Z Runway 32 approach at Steamboat Springs Airport in Colorado (KSBS) unavailable after a February 13, 2026, crash.

“At the time of the accident, there were two [notams] issued for SBS. One listed the runway end identifier lights (REIL) for Runway 32 unusable. The other listed the Precision Approach Path Indicator ...

The author generally prefers RNAV (GPS) approaches over ILS approaches due to potential ILS signal issues and the complexities of switching CDI needles on some systems, which can lead to unintended ...

Transport Canada has cleared WestJet to carry out flight management system (FMS) -guided airport approach procedures using area navigation (RNAV) capabilities certificated to record accuracy levels.

Universal Avionics Systems has received an FAR Part 25 STC for the Universal WAAS-enabled FMS. LPV approaches, referred to as RNAV (GPS) LPV approaches on the approach chart, are the fastest growing ...

Most recently Hickok has been in Switzerland designing and preparing to validate a Waas LPV-equivalent approach to the Interlaken Hospital, using the European Egnos GPS satnav-augmentation system. His ...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has made a number of recommendations designed to enhance the safety of area navigation (RNAV) global navigation satellite system (GNSS) approaches ...

Considered by some as the ultimate breakthrough allowing the transition from ground-based to aircraft-based navigation, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) has enjoyed a rather slow, decade-long ...

No audio available for this content. Several jamming incidents in 2016 highlight the increasing reliance on GNSS by commercial aviation and vulnerabilities of PNT-dependent devices and systems to real ...