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  1. ASRS CALLBACK Issue 363 - NASA

    A Cessna 182 pilot flying a non-precision approach to DMW (Carroll County Regional Airport, Maryland) experienced the same "cone of confusion" as the pilot in Situation #1 when attempting to comply with …

  2. International Altimetry - NASA

    When executing a non-precision approach, it is common practice to use a higher rate of descent than for an ILS, thus, by the time that the aircraft's descent rate was arrested, they had actually descended …

  3. I knew that the center runway touchdown zone was closer to me than the left runway touchdown zone, and I began to descend at a more rapid rate to make the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) …

  4. CALLBACK 287 - NASA

    Runway 33R has no VASI, or Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI). We appeared to be on a "normal sight picture" for a visual approach when Tower advised of a low altitude alert.

  5. ASRS CALLBACK Issue 500 - September 2021, What Would You Have Done

    Grass Strip Precision I added power and executed a normal go-around. I flew a traffic pattern at 1,000 feet AGL attempting to further observe the field and orient myself to the sectional chart using my …

  6. ASRS CALLBACK Issue 440 - September 2016, Automation Dependency …

    In modern day aircraft, automation is a reality that facilitates procedures and allows precision never before achieved in flight operations. Thorough systems knowledge and keen management skills are …

  7. “Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.”

  8. What Would You Have Done? Grass Strip Precision Light Sport Aircraft Pilot’s Report n I was attempting to land at ZZZ, an unfamiliar airport described in the chart supplements as a short grass strip that is …

  9. CALLBACK 271 - NASA

    ASRS To Conduct Security Callback Study In March 2002 ASRS will launch a "structured callback" telephone survey study of airport and aircraft-related security events reported to the program. The …

  10. In modern day aircraft, automation is a reality that facilitates procedures and allows precision never before achieved in flight operations. Thorough systems knowledge and keen management skills are …