Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

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. He was sure his wing flaps were covered with ice and not operable, but he did think his landing gear would lower. My guess is he had had enough for one day!

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Weight-Shift-Control VOR Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

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). Type of Guidance Instrument approaches offer two types of navigational guidance. Thats up to you!

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a precision approach and provides both lateral and vertical guidance to a runway. For most general aviation operations, it allows a pilot to descend to as low as 200′ AGL and assist a pilot in locating the runway in as low as 3/8 mile visibility.

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Approach Instrument Landing System AGL Ceiling 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. Knowing their differences can significantly impact your landing. In this article, you will learn how these systems work and what makes them different. nautical miles from the runway threshold.

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Flight Training Central

JULY 12, 2024

When taxiing towards the starting point of a runway, you may see a red sign on the left with the letters ILS. There will also be a corresponding yellow marking on the taxiway, which looks like a ladder.

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Instrument Landing System Threshold Ceiling Runway 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. Then off to the other runway for a full stop. 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.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

(Explaining Each in Simple Terms) LPV, LNAV, and VNAV are three navigation types that provide Global Positioning System (GPS) based instrument approach guidance for your aircraft. That’s because each one assists you in navigating to the runway based on the weather and your aircraft equipment.

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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. The ILS contains multiple components , allowing pilots to land in the worst conditions. The aerials are at the runway’s landing end. What is an ILS? But what is it?

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Knot Approach Distance Measuring Equipment Runway 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. Look for the runway once you reach the MDA.

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VOR Approach Descent Final Approach 52

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

At approximately 17:47 local time, the B-1B supersonic bomber, tail number 85-0085, crash-landed outside Runway 13 at Ellsworth Air Force Base. The aircraft touched down about 100 feet (30 meters) short of the runway, causing the rear radome to strike the ground and the main landing gear to hit the approach lighting system.

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Wind Shear Instrument Landing System Final Approach Runway 267

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. In June, 2004, a Northwest Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City mistakenly landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Instrument Landing System 57

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

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

After departure from Leipzig’s runway 26L, the aircraft headed north and then eastwards, climbing to 33,000ft (10,300m) and crossing the German/Polish border at 03:26, around 18 minutes after take-off. The was 32 minutes ahead of its scheduled departure time of 03:40. The flight was due to arrive in Vilnius at around 05:30 local time.

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Final Approach Approach Instrument Landing System Runway 332

World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

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