Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Theyre especially useful for airports that dont have the budget or suitable terrain to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS). This makes more airports accessible under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). But at some point, you have to switch to looking outside to land the aircraft. So, when do you make that switch?

Approach 52

Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The first flight got weathered out, with broken clouds at 1,500 feet. The plan was to shoot an instrument landing system (ILS) at the military airport next door, but clearance delivery told us they were landing the other direction. These discrepancies helped me get my head back in the game.

Pitot Tube 84

Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 84

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land.

Approach 52

Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

More than once… In 2013, a Southwest 737 destined for Branson, Missouri, instead ended up at a small general aviation field nearby, touching down on a runway less than four thousand feet long. It can be one, or the other, or both, depending on circumstances: the aircraft type, the approach being flown, the weather, the airport.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 57

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The Legacy General Aviation Fleet The beauty of so many legacy single-engine GA aircraft is that, when cared for properly, their aluminum airframes are quite resilient and resistant to fatigue. Maybe this is due to the slide rule and drafting table generation that designed them. So, what is an aircraft owner-operator to do?

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 104

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Part 91 covers general aviation with minimal restrictions. Part 91 concerns general operations and flight rules. General aviation operations fall into this categorythink of a private pilot flying with his friends or family. Another example is weather minimums. What Is FAR Part 91?

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Federal Aviation Regulations Pilot Instrument Landing System Approach 72