Which approach is typically used to provide guidance to pilots in non-precision approaches?

The Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) approach is typically used for non-precision approaches because it relies on radio beacons that provide directional guidance to pilots navigating to the airport. NDBs emit radio signals that aircraft can tune into with their receivers, allowing pilots to determine their position relative to the beacon, which assists in the approach to the airport.

In non-precision approaches, pilots do not have the same level of guidance as they do with precision approaches, which use systems like the Instrument Landing System (ILS) that provide both lateral and vertical guidance. Instead, NDB approaches require pilots to manage their descent and approach path mainly through the use of navigation aids that provide lateral information, coupled with their own situational awareness and visual references as they near the airport.

Other options focus on alternative methods or systems that do not specifically offer the same type of guidance characteristic of non-precision approaches. For example, a VFR approach operates under visual flight rules, relying heavily on visual references rather than radio navigational aids. The Flight Management Approach isn't a defined standard and typically refers to more advanced systems in aircraft equipped with Flight Management Systems, which may enhance navigation but do not characterize a non-precision approach. An Instrument Landing Approach relates specifically to precision