MON (Minimum Operational Network) airports are designated on IFR charts to provide at least one instrument approach that does not rely on GPS or DME, serving as a critical backup during GPS outages.

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Earning an instrument and a type rating today still demands the applicant successfully fly a circling approach. Despite the FAA’s recent Advisory Circular (AC) 120-123 calling for an increased focus ...

Example circling maneuver at Memphis IAP, Tennessee. Author graphic. I used to think of the circle-to-land maneuver following an instrument approach as a necessary evil. We had a lot of airports to go ...