John Wojnaroski writes:
> Hi,
>
> Looking thru Robin Peel's database I notice that runway headings in the ILS
> file are given as true headings as
>
> I ILS KLAX 06L 108.50 082.92 33.952390 -118.399094 ...
> I ILS KLAX 06R 111.70 082.92 33.950486 -118.398768 ...
> I ILS KLAX 07L 111.10
>
> This appears to be what happened. The airplane was on an intercept
heading, then
> when the loc was captured it then turned to the obs heading and departed
the loc
> (crossing back thru it without actually trying to track it).
>
> I can't comment on the original question of where the correcti
Ralph Jones wrote:
> At 07:28 PM 1/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >Ralph Jones wrote:
> >
> >
> >ride! The autopilot turned to the selected heading and departed the already
> >captured LOC as I recall hearing it.
>
> Come to think of it, that does make sense with a coupled autopilot: it
> woul
At 07:28 PM 1/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Ralph Jones wrote:
>
>
> > The setting of the OBS is immaterial on an ILS, because it does not work
> > like a VOR...
>
>
>
>Actually (and much to my surprise) in some airplanes (for example the 737) it
>apparently does matter.
>
>I don't recall the detai
Hi,
Looking thru Robin Peel's database I notice that runway headings in the ILS
file are given as true headings as
I ILS KLAX 06L 108.50 082.92 33.952390 -118.399094 ...
I ILS KLAX 06R 111.70 082.92 33.950486 -118.398768 ...
I ILS KLAX 07L 111.10 082.93 33.940199 -118.376567 ...
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