The South Lake Tahoe Airport (LDA Runway 18) approach is challenging due to the high elevation and surrounding mountains, requiring extra pilot attention, especially in IFR conditions. The approach ...

Federal Aviation Administration officials met yesterday with local pilots, air traffic controllers and airport administrators to discuss a proposal that just might make night landings in Aspen ...

SME used to have an LDA approach, but it had been out of service for several years. Development at the airport has received a high level of support from the area’s business community, and regional air ...

ASPEN – The Federal Aviation Administration plans to test a directional aid located atop Aspen Mountain again Wednesday with the hopes of putting the equipment back in service to signal pilots flying ...

After a successful flight test Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration is confident its navigational aid at the top of Buckhorn trail on Aspen Mountain will be up and running by Friday, ...

In Part 1, we discussed the circumstances surrounding the off-runway landing at Presque Isle, Maine. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted what is commonly known as a “field major” ...

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