Aerotime

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Technical upgrades included a new ground visibility monitoring system and a high-tech Instrument Landing System (ILS), bolstering both the safety and efficiency of takeoff and landing operations during periods of inclement weather.

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Runway Instrument Landing System Weather Airlines 250

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.

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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. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about the ILS. What is an ILS? But what is it?

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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. When available we back-up a visual with whatever electronic landing aids might also be available (an ILS signal, usually), But sometimes our orientation is based entirely on what we see through the window.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 57

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The aircraft involved in the Vilnius incident was operated by Spanish all-cargo airline Swift Air under contract to DHL. years old, having first been delivered as a passenger plane to now-defunct carrier Australian Airlines in October 1993 and was later operated by Qantas. The aircraft, registered EC-MFE, was 31.1

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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. Think of regional and major airlines such as Delta, Southwest, American, SkyWest, and large cargo aircraft operated by FedEx or UPS. How an airline is allowed to operate in their ops specs are determined by an FAA Principal Operations Inspector (POI).

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Federal Aviation Regulations Pilot Instrument Landing System Approach 72