approach and landing operations using instrument approach procedures
1Instrument flight rules — (IFR) are a set of regulations and procedures for flying aircraft whereby navigation and obstacle clearance is maintained with reference to aircraft instruments only , while separation from other aircraft is provided by Air Traffic Control. In… …
2Instrument approach — Terminal procedures for an ILS approach in the United States. (The disclaimers shown in red in the illustration do not appear on the original approach plate.) For aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR), an instrument approach or… …
3Instrument Rating in the United States — An Instrument Rating is required for a pilot to fly under instrument flight rules (IFR).In the U.S., the rating is issued by the FAA.Instrument rating standardsTo be eligible to pursue an Instrument Rating, the applicant must: *Hold at least a… …
4Approach plate — unreferenced|date=October 2006globalize/USAApproach Plates is a common term used to describe the printed procedures or charts, more formally Instrument Approach Procedures, that pilots use to fly approaches during IFR operations. In the United… …
5Modern United States Navy carrier air operations — Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier air operations include the operation of fixed wing and rotary aircraft on and around an aircraft carrier for performance of combat or non combat missions. Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier… …
6Modern US Navy carrier air operations — Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier air operations include the operation of fixed wing and rotary aircraft on and around an aircraft carrier for performance of combat or non combat missions. Modern US aircraft carrier flight operations are …
7Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
8Microwave landing system — The NASA 737 research aircraft on the Wallops runway in 1987 with the Microwave Landing System equipment in the foreground. A microwave landing system (MLS) is an all weather, precision landing system originally intended to replace or supplement… …
9Optical landing system — The Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System of Charles de Gaulle An optical landing system (OLS) (nicknamed meatball or simply, Ball ) is used to give glidepath information to pilots in the terminal phase of landing on an aircraft carrier.[1] From… …
10List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 1950-1974 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …
