Simple Flying

JANUARY 15, 2025

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision runway approach system that aids pilots during their approach and landing phases of flight. The aid is based on two radio beams, which together provide pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land.

Runway 105

Runway Instrument Landing System Ceiling Approach 105

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. On approach, the captain made a mayday alert, declaring bird strike, bird strike.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

In June, 2004, a Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City mistakenly landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. If there’s a common thread, it’s that often in these cases pilots were flying what we call a “visual approach.” The act of landing a plane is, on one level, inordinately simple.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 57

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on final approach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. The aircraft involved in the Vilnius incident was operated by Spanish all-cargo airline Swift Air under contract to DHL.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 334

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Part 121 governs airlines with the highest safety standards. A part 121 or 135 crew cannot legally initiate an approach if the weather is below minimums. Think of regional and major airlines such as Delta, Southwest, American, SkyWest, and large cargo aircraft operated by FedEx or UPS. What Are the Parts? What Is FAR Part 121?

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Federal Aviation Regulations Pilot Instrument Landing System Approach 72