Cockpit Instrument Landing System Runway 
Ask Captain Lim
JULY 13, 2025
Pilots also review NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen), which report temporary changes such as runway closures or airspace restrictions. Before entering the cockpit, pilots conduct a thorough pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, ensuring everything from the engines to the emergency systems is functioning properly.
Fear of Landing
JANUARY 17, 2025
On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. They turned and attempted to land in the opposite direction of the runways operation that day, going north to south.
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Flight Training Central
JULY 12, 2024
When taxiing towards the starting point of a runway, you may see a red sign on the left with the letters ILS. An ILS consists of two separate facilities that operate independently but come together in the cockpit to enable both lateral and vertical precision guidance.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
When you’re starting to feel human again after major surgery, what’s a good plan for getting safely back into the cockpit? There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. Then off to the other runway for a full stop. I had a total knee replacement.
Pilot Institute
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
You might have heard pilots talking about the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. The ILS contains multiple components , allowing pilots to land in the worst conditions. The aerials are at the runway’s landing end. What is an ILS? But what is it?
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
After departure from Leipzig’s runway 26L, the aircraft headed north and then eastwards, climbing to 33,000ft (10,300m) and crossing the German/Polish border at 03:26, around 18 minutes after take-off. The was 32 minutes ahead of its scheduled departure time of 03:40. The flight was due to arrive in Vilnius at around 05:30 local time.
World Airline News
JULY 26, 2025
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