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Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 02:27:39 pm

hi guys - hope you dont mind me asking this question but what actually is ILS and how does it work? if someone has the time would they mind explaining it to me in simple terms lol :s

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1465 Dominic on October 21, 2006, 03:47:52 pm

Brian,

If you look in the FS2004 flying lessons it is all explained there in detail ;)

But the short version is that two radio beams are 'fired' out from the runway which instruments in your plane pick up - one gives guidance if your plane is to the left or right of the correct course to land on the runway and the other tells you if you are above or below the correct descent path to land on the runway.

The HSI (or Horizontal Situation Indicator) on your instrument panel shows by pointers if you need to fly to the right or left or up or down and if you keep these pointers centred in the instrument you will approach the runway correctly. When you can see the runway you then land manually or if your plane is VERY expensive it might land automatically for you ;D

Basically it helps you find the runway in poor visibility.

Like I say it's properly explained with diagrams in the FS2004 flying lessons...

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 03:51:57 pm

thats great Dom thanks mate - i'll have a look at the tutorials so..... but one more question do you only use ILS when there is poor visibilty or can you use it all the time?

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1358 Tim on October 21, 2006, 03:56:22 pm

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Originally posted by brianmac
thats great Dom thanks mate - i'll have a look at the tutorials so..... but one more question do you only use ILS when there is poor visibilty or can you use it all the time?

You use it when the runway has Ice on it, that's why its called Ice Landing Situation.

;) Honest.

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 21, 2006, 04:00:39 pm

For further Clarification - the Horizontal Situator is locked by the "Localiser" - this controls the latteral guidence for the aircraft once you have become established upon it.

The "Glide Slope" is the vertical guidence and will descend your plane correctly to the runway.

Im sure if you were to pop on Teamspeak or request a training session, Murray and I would be happy to help.

I will be back tonight around 10 local, so ill be on then ;)

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 04:22:57 pm

did you get my message regarding teamspeak conrad? ( U2U )  - 10 tonight would be great if i can get onto teamspeak

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 21, 2006, 04:34:36 pm

Yes - just replied and i will be on at 10pm Local.

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1612 Paolo on October 21, 2006, 05:00:22 pm

ILS is the biggest invention in aviation history after the hostess :]
Enjoy Rod Machado, Brian!!!

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1671 Ben on October 21, 2006, 07:40:26 pm

*shudders* Eww... that Rod Machado...

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 11:12:29 pm

*shudders* ewwwww...........  ( just after listening to Rod Machado ha ha )     :>

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 21, 2006, 11:12:34 pm

Brian,

So sorry, couldnt make it, i was going out tonight, but expected to be home by 10, movie was longer than i thought.

Another time?

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 11:14:38 pm

not a problem conrad your grand - i got teamspeak working alright so we'll organise a ILS training program another day ;D

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 21, 2006, 11:26:21 pm

Aye, sounds good, where abouts in Ireland are you from again? My father is N.Irish (carrickfergus above Belfast)

Was over in Ireland this summer in the "Burren" on the west coast!

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 11:41:42 pm

ah sure aren't i from the west coast myself   ;D     i'm a Galway man but have been living in Dublin for the last ten years or so ( such a traitor to the good ol' west so i am ha ha ) . My mam is english - she's from somewhere in Surrey...... walton-on-thames? does that sound right?

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 21, 2006, 11:45:59 pm

God knows, but its in the right area ;) Anyway, ill be around tomorrow all day - up until 18:00z (when the GB-IE division event starts).

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 21, 2006, 11:50:31 pm

grand so - i'm sure we'll be chattin at some stage tomorrow ;D

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1798 Conrad on October 22, 2006, 03:41:02 pm

Dont ask why i wasnt there, ive been on the phone all day to my ISP, im getting 555 BPS that right, half a KB of download speed :|

Title: ILS
Post by: EHM-1980 Brian on October 23, 2006, 12:26:51 am

ha ha dont be worrying about it too much - we'll catch each other at some stage i'm sure :>