The pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a Calabasas hillside last month, killing NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others, violated federal flight rules in 2015 when he flew into busy airspace near ...
General aviation (GA) aircraft flying under visual flight rules (VFR) conditions will be banned in Europe above flight level (FL) 195 (19,500ft/5,950m), except under exceptional circumstances, from ...
On a Sunday morning in April 2004, an air-ambulance helicopter approaching to land in VFR conditions found a blanket of fog forming over the Ukiah Municipal Airport (KUKI) in California. The automatic ...
Airport beacons are primarily on at night to help pilots locate the airport. During the day, an active beacon typically indicates that weather conditions are below Visual Flight Rules (VFR) minimums.
Flying in marginal VFR conditions means the weather is technically flyable - but only just. With clouds lowering and ...