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ILS Explained (With Examples)

Pilot Institute

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Marker Beacons These days, the ILS is generally paired with a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). It allows the pilots to compare their height at each DME distance to the promulgated chart. This is most likely thanks to the ILS.

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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

I hope you enjoy her account of navigating instrument failure in severe weather conditions – a situation that would test any pilot’s skills and nerve. How I conquered malfunctioning instruments in bad weather…on a scheduled flight that should’ve never taken off! Forecast much stronger, up to one hundred knots.”

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