On 15 Sep 2009, at 13:15, John Denker wrote:
Constructive suggestion: Seriously, unless/until we
can do a reasonable job of switching the reversible
ILS, it would be better to not switch it at all. In
particular, it would be better to just settle on one
end or the other and stick with it
I am confused... what the heck is a reversible ILS?
In 25 years as an instrument pilot and over 20 as an instrument
instructor--I've never of such a thing. Localizer beams are not
reversible. They are horizontally polarized, but not reversible.
Reference the FAA Instrument Flying Handbook,
On 15 Sep 2009, at 22:59, Thomas Betka wrote:
But each LOC
on an airfield has it's own frequency
This is where the problems start:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/ad/EGPH/EG_AD_2_EGPH_2-1_en.pdf
IVG and ITH share the same frequency - 108.9Mhz, and there's some
While my aviation expertise does not include foreign approach plates,
there should be some degree of standard between designations world-
wide. Thus I believe those are the designators of either the actual
marker beacons, just off the runway...not the LOC itself. From what I
can tell, there
Actually those are DMEs.
Look at the approach plate I referenced in the email I just sent--I
just noticed something I missed...this statement:
Procedure not available without DME I-TH or radar
It's in the text box towards the top of the plate.
I missed this, because it's generally *not* done
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