Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

The ILS (Instrument Landing System) uses radio signals to help pilots align the aircraft accurately on their approach to a runway. An “ILS approach” is a landing procedure using the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to guide an aircraft to the runway. Lets learn more about this system! Precision Approaches (e.g.,

Approach 96

Approach Descent Runway Instrument Landing System 96

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The aerials are at the runway’s landing end. 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. We have the ILS Approach for RDU Runway 5L, for this example.

Approach 52

Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 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). One-half mile from the runway a diabolic meteorological treachery reduces our cloud crevasse to a narrow V. Sheeting rain streaks the windscreen, but I don’t dare lose sight of the runway.

Weather 97

Weather Knot Pilot Distance Measuring Equipment 97