Distance Measuring Equipment Final Approach Stability 
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Since this example chart shows an ILS or LOC approach, you already know your aircraft requires a functioning ILS receiver. However, if you look at the requirements section, youll find that you also need Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) if youre entering from a particular waypoint. Intersections at fixes are labeled INT.
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
Instrument flights were conducted between these navigation beacons along airways (often called highways in the sky) and a flights progress was measured by crossing intersections (beams from other navigation aids), or in some cases by DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) signals sent out from some VOR stations.
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