Instrument approaches legally require a certified and authorized altimeter setting; if one is unavailable (even from approved alternate sources), the approach is unusable per regulations (AIM ...
Russian investigators have urged carriers to reinforce training for pilots on the displayed altitudes on airport charts – as well as procedures for setting QNH or QFE altimeter references – following ...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — A common malfunction with Boeing radio altimeters, compounded by several errors by pilots, led to last year’s fatal crash by a Turkish Airlines plane as it dropped short ...