Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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. Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe. Hmm, OK, how about the LPV approach?

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 85

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

The landing gear failed to deploy and the Boeing landed on its belly, skidding some 250 metres off the runway before crashing into a concrete platform used for the airports Instrument Landing System antennae. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Airports with precision instrument landing systems (ILS), like Heathrow, often pair PAPI with ILS to provide pilots with extra visual confirmation during approaches, especially in bad weather or at night. PAPI is also favored at airports with obstacles or challenging terrain.

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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). RNAV approaches are now available at thousands of airports worldwide.

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Heading Indicator should not be confused with the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI), which is an evolution of the Heading Indicator that includes VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) and Instrument Landing System (ILS) indications.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Descent 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

LPV (Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance) LPV works just like a virtual Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach. These approaches use the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for ILS-like precision. How does LPV offer ILS-like accuracy?

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Approach Descent Weather VOR 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This type of approach is a non-precision instrument procedure that uses ground-based radio signals to guide you safely to a waypoint or the runway, even when visibility is poor. Unlike an Instrument Landing System (ILS), a VOR approach only provides horizontal guidance.

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VOR Approach Descent Final Approach 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. In this article, we will cover everything you need to know about the ILS. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. What is an ILS? But what is it?

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

During the final approach, the pilot reduced engine throttles to manage airspeed and align with the Instrument Landing System glideslope. The incident occurred while the crew was conducting a low-visibility approach through dense fog.

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Wind Shear Instrument Landing System Final Approach Runway 276

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

” Most of the time, jetliners land using what we call an ILS (instrument landing system) in which controllers guide us onto a pair of radio beams — one vertical, the other horizontal — that form a sort of crosshair that we track to the runway, either manually or by coupling the ILS to the plane’s autoflight system.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Runway Instrument Landing System 54

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Instrument Approaches WAAS-enabled GPS supports instrument approaches with advanced navigation procedures such as LPV and Lateral Navigation/Vertical Navigation (LNAV/VNAV). How does WAAS help with approaches? Cost and Accessibility How have navigation technologies become more accessible?

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Approach Instrument Landing System Instrument Flight Rules Pilot 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 6, 2024

The F-15’s features include: Fuel capacity that allows for sustained prolonged combat missions without sacrificing performance Design considerations for low altitude operations Rear cockpit equipped with advanced flight instruments and an instrument landing system These features contribute to the overall superior combat capability of the aircraft.

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Jet Thrust Pilot Cockpit 52

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At this late stage, all appeared normal with the aircraft seemingly in the correct profile for landing on runway 19 and telling ATC it was established on the ILS (Instrument Landing System) for runway 19.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 338

Airspeed Junkie

JANUARY 24, 2023

Avionics systems of the falcon jet include an extremely accurate enhanced global positioning along with an inertial navigation system, or ECG, which enables the computers to provide information to the pilot. Moreover, the plane is also believed to have VHF and UHF radios along with instrument landing systems.

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Jet Cockpit Instrument Landing System Pilot 52