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[http://vaeronix.000space.com/6L.html '''The Runway Localiser(ILS)... and Inner and Outer marker Information'''] | [http://vaeronix.000space.com/6L.html '''The Runway Localiser(ILS)... and Inner and Outer marker Information'''] | ||
= Your first all instrument approach to KLAX = | = Your first all instrument approach to KLAX = | ||
[[File:Lax.jpg|thumb|200px|This is the Air chart showing | [[File:Lax.jpg|thumb|200px|This is the Air chart showing the airport]] | ||
Your first all instrument approach will be to runway | Your first all instrument approach will be to runway 6L, which is the second of 4 main runways as seen from left to right in your current approach . ILS (Instrument Landing System . which is a special type of radio beacon for landing ) or 'Localizer'. Now set nav 1 to 108.5(the localizer beacon) set nav 2 to KLAX VOR 113.6 (note you must be under 2,500 ft for the vertical guidance or '''Glide slope''' portion to '''Intercept''' its signal so lining your approach using the ILS is vital. (We will tackle this in our next flight from Boston to New York). The localizer gives you traditional VOR guidance from up to 20 DME away and vertical "glideslope guidance" 4-5 DME and under 2,500 ft directly in front of the runway. (Note the VOR CDI green needle will not point to the correct heading | ||
of your runway when close by or on approach as it it not situated on the runway | of your runway when close by or on approach as it it not situated on the runway. Establish the exact magnetic and true headings for your runway and set your heading bug in the F11 autopilot menu. You can obtain all the information you need from airnav.com. I have also included the headings you need in the next section. | ||
I have also included the headings you need in the next section. | |||
Set nav1 to the | Set nav1 to the localizer for runway 6L (left) (that's the 2nd left-most runway visible from out at sea, maintaining your heading until the needle is at 10 o'clock | ||
( | (i.e. pointing left ). Now turn the aircraft into the needle so it points forward or upright again. You should be on a heading of approx. 69 degrees magnetic where you need to be as it is the EXACT direction of the runway (069 in the heading bug ) to make sure you can land. You should plot a position PAST the Oxnard VOR, out into the bay area and then at the right moment turn left onto the runway heading of 69 degrees, this is called your Final Approach Fix (FAF). Do this using a chart if you intend trying this in anything other than perfect visual conditions. | ||
you need to be | |||
(069 in the heading bug ) | |||
Final Approach Fix (FAF) | |||
To land correctly you should use a chart to plot a '''series of WAYPOINTS''' | To land correctly you should use a chart to plot a '''series of WAYPOINTS''' ( markers on the map) that are created by you or others to designate course arrival points, using a GPS systenm and charts, or using radial "crosschecks" to '''FIX''' a point in space that you should fly to. The last of these is the exact point at which the 777 should be on 69 degrees magnetic (i.e. your compass heading). Magnetic headings also vary so an Isogonic Variation Chart must also be plotted if flying only by compass. | ||
markers on the map | Pilots mostly use Pre-Planned Routes and GPS systems. Navigation is changing with technology, but using radio systems, VOR Beacons and the like to navigate is required knowledge for the '''real 777 Jockey !'' | ||
arrival points , using a GPS systenm and charts , or using radial "crosschecks" to | |||
'''FIX''' a point in space that you should fly | |||
Pilots mostly use Pre-Planned Routes and GPS systems . Navigation is changing with technology , but using radio systems , VOR Beacons and the like | |||
At the bottom of the left flightscreen (Primus 1000 EFIS) there are white markers and another white indicator will appear. If this indicator is in the centre of the markers , there are two sets , one for heading into runway and | |||
the other(verical white ticks on the right of the left screen) for pitch or "glideslope" these scales and | the other(verical white ticks on the right of the left screen) for pitch or "glideslope" these scales and their markers should always be '''Dead Center'''. If they are you are bang on line for your runway , this only happens if you are in the radio '''CONE''' between 3 and 10 degrees | ||
of your heading and glide slope information only occurs at '''UNDER 2500 ft''' | of your heading and glide slope information only occurs at '''UNDER 2500 ft''' | ||
practice makes perfect . | |||
In real life an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) landing will require SID , TAC , RUNWAY , SECTIONAL , EN ROUTE , Approach Plates and NOTAMS Notices to Airman) that the pilot must obtain . You can obtain most of these free on the Web . | In real life an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) landing will require SID , TAC , RUNWAY , SECTIONAL , EN ROUTE , Approach Plates and NOTAMS Notices to Airman) that the pilot must obtain . You can obtain most of these free on the Web . | ||
NEVER do an instrument approach with the nose of the 777 pointing down more than 3-5 degrees or you may crash ! Your | NEVER do an instrument approach with the nose of the 777 pointing down more than 3-5 degrees or you may crash ! Your descent and heading into any runway must be carefully planned ! The weather ALWAYS PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE ! | ||
Head for Runway 6 Left and land as usual . | Head for Runway 6 Left and land as usual. | ||
Remember ! Runway Numbers are reciprocal , 180 degrees , so runways are marked with | Remember ! Runway Numbers are reciprocal , 180 degrees , so runways are marked with their Approximate | ||
Headings , typically numbered as such , the zero's in brackets serve as illustration only | Headings , typically numbered as such , the zero's in brackets serve as illustration only | ||