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Chart Wise: Spirit of St. Louis ILS 26L

Flying Magazine

You could also identify this using the R-194 radial crossing from the STL VOR, using an ADF tuned to the NDB station of 227 if you still have one that works, or you can use your audio panel to identify passage of the outer marker beacon. And that doesn’t include any communications frequency changes. The post Chart Wise: Spirit of St.

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Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243: Shot Down Over Grozny

Fear of Landing

The flight crew requested an NDB approach to Grozny and were cleared for approach to runway 26. The unofficial transcript also has no reference to the controller referring to closed airspace or NOTAMs for the area. However, the flight crew were unable to land due to the thick fog.

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