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Saving a botched ILS: you might make a drunken walk down the localizer, but if you know the limits, you can tread lightly beyond full-scale and live to tell.(PRACTICALITIES)(lnstrument landing system)
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IFR
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February 1, 2008| Author:
Brenneman, Dog
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The winter winds and low ceilings abated for a day and you decided to hone your ILS hand-eye coordination skills at Big Metro Airport (KBMA). Approaching decision height (DH), you had one of the needles parked on the side and another needle parked on the bottom--for a few moments. But that seemed like eternity while your correction took effect.
Then, of course, those needles scurried to the opposite side of the steam gage or TV presenta...
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