Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) calculates the slant range distance to the runway using radio frequencies. Modern IFR-certified GPS can also substitute for DME, providing precise distance information as outlined in AIM 1-2-3. What Equipment Do You Need on the Aircraft? for the localizer and 0.7

Approach 98

Approach Descent Runway Instrument Landing System 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

However, if you look at the requirements section, youll find that you also need Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) if youre entering from a particular waypoint. Non-precision approaches (such as a localizer, VOR, LNAV, or NDB) use a Maltese cross for the FAF. The notes section tells you what to do in certain conditions.

Approach 52

Approach Descent Runway Final Approach 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

One hour out, our ground speed is an absurdly slow: seventy knots as indicated by our distance measuring equipment (DME). I ignore him, select three VOR stations, determine our radial from each of them, draw it on the map, and determine our approximate position based on the intersection of the lines.

Weather 98

Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 98