Tom Orle
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Apr 15, 2003, 5:27 PM
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Re: What is ILS and how is it used?
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"Handsome" <martin@fspaints.com> wrote:
>As far as I'm aware the "APR" button will only hold you on course for the
>runway.
>Speed and altitude you have to control yourself.
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>Martin
Speed yes - altitude no, if the approach has a glideslope. But up to
the intercept you can have the AP hold the altitude. Just like the
heading - upon glideslope capture the altitude light will turn off.
I usually turn on the approach about 30 nm out at anywhere from 4000
to 6000 feet agl and a speed of less than 250knots (remember, in the
US you need to be at 250 knots or less under 10,000 feet!!). The
localizer usually captures the heading around 28 nm out and the
glideslope a bit less than 20.
-=tom=-
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