Pilot Institute
JANUARY 14, 2025
DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) calculates the slant range distance to the runway using radio frequencies. Modern IFR-certified GPS can also substitute for DME, providing precise distance information as outlined in AIM 1-2-3. What Equipment Do You Need on the Aircraft? for the localizer and 0.7
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). 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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