Cockpit Instrument Landing System Transponder 
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?
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. An audible tone or a visual light in the cockpit helps identify the position. This is a button on the transponder (or Garmin) near where you input your squawk code.
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