Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

Even driving a car can be dangerous in foggy weather. 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.

Approach 98

Approach Descent Runway Instrument Landing System 98

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

The equipment was often not much modernized from the military days so the pilots likely hoped for good weather as they filed their flight plans. The snow plow operators were happy to be able to go about their clearing operations without having to hold short or vacate runways to wait for arrivals or departures.

Weight-Shift-Control 52

Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. The aerials are at the runway’s landing end. Marker Beacons These days, the ILS is generally paired with a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). We have the ILS Approach for RDU Runway 5L, for this example.

Knot 52

Knot Approach Distance Measuring Equipment Runway 52

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

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! ” He ignores me. I mention this to Gavin.

Weather 98

Weather Knot Distance Measuring Equipment Pilot 98