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How to Fly an ILS Approach

Pilot Institute

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.,

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How to Read an IFR Approach Chart

Pilot Institute

Airport information, such as the length of the runway and the approach lighting pattern. FAA charts also add an airport diagram section showing the runway layout and lighting information. Airport/Runway Information Box This section first provides basic information about the approach. Approach minima. Hazards in the area.

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Navigating Instrument Failure at 10,000 Feet

Fear of Landing

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.

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