Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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. It is a precision approach aid based on two radio beams. What is an ILS? But what is it?

Approach 52

Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Ask the front porch gang at the local airport which is better, a “six-pack” full of traditional round dial instruments or a bright new glass cockpit screen, and the answers will be all over the map. So, the answer to the question— round dials or glass cockpit ?—is Round Dials or Glass Cockpits: Which Is Easier to Fly?

Cockpit 104

Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 104

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. However, while ATC had transmitted a landing clearance to the crew of BCS18D, no meaningful response was received.

Final Approach 334

Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 334