Flying

Chart Wise: Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario ILS Rwy 26

The Kitchener/Waterloo ILS RWY 26 approach requires either ATC radar vectoring or an IFR-capable RNAV GNSS system. The localizer is only reliable within 10 degrees of the centerline, and the DME uses ...
Flying

Chart Wise: Martha’s Vineyard ILS or LOC Rwy 24

The Martha's Vineyard ILS approach involves specific considerations like a direct transition from the Nantucket (ACK) VOR (NoPT) and the importance of correctly identifying the DME source as IMVY ...
Aviation Today

Nav Canada Approaching Completion of Nationwide ILS Replacement

[Avionics Today June 19, 2014] Nav Canada is approaching the completion of the rollout of its nationwide Instrument Landing System (ILS) replacement program. The Canadian Air Navigation Service ...
Aviation Week

Faulty Localizer Leads To Mishap, Part 2

In Part 1, we discussed the circumstances surrounding the off-runway landing at Presque Isle, Maine. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted what is commonly known as a “field major” ...
MyJoyOnline

Localizer at Kotoka Airport replaced at the cost of 1 million dollars

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has replaced the Instrument Landing System, ILS at the Kotoka International Airport at an estimated cost of one million dollars. Also known as the localizer in the ...
Aviation Week

Faulty Localizer Leads To Mishap, Part 1

When it comes to flight and navigation instruments, there are few absolute certainties. Even though most instruments are fairly reliable, they are all susceptible to ...