Contents
What is an ILS approach in aviation?
ILS stands for Instrument Landing System and is a standard International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) precision landing aid that is used to provide accurate azimuth and descent guidance signals for guidance to aircraft for landing on the runway under normal or adverse weather conditions.
What is a Cat 3 ILS approach?
CAT III A DEFINITIONS A category III A approach is a precision instrument approach and landing with no decision height or a decision height lower than 100ft (30m) and a runway visual range not less than 700ft (200m).
Why is my ILS not flying the glide slope?
Morag is correct – you may have not engaged the approach function soon enough. You can do this anytime once you assure you are receiving the correct glide slope (not a false echo – but again, not sure if that happens in FSX) and the aircraft will fly the glide slope once it captures.
What happens if you intercept the first false echo in ILS?
To make matters worse, if you intercept the first echo (6 degree, in this example) the glide slope sensing is reversed so if you appear to be below the glideslope you are actually above it (or, more correctly – actually above the first false echo of the glide slope).
Which is the correct approach plate for ILS RWY 09R?
Looking at the approach plate for the Cat 1 ILS Rwy 09R approach to EGLL you should have been at the correct altitude to intercept the glide slope (this happens about 7.5 NM before the runway threshold). Morag is correct – you may have not engaged the approach function soon enough.
How to fly straight in runway 9 in ILS?
NAV mode, NAV1: 109.50 Enabled from Standby, COURSE: 93 HEADING: 60 as instructed by ATC. I was then told to ‘Fly Straight In Runway 9’ After I was down to 2500 ft the pink diamond began to fall and as it touched the line by the Altitude Info, I clicked APP (Approach) and it disabled Altitude Hold and Heading.