How does an ILS work? Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

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  • @irn2flying
    @irn2flying 5 років тому +121

    I've got 20,000 hours +, and still found this informative and entertaining. Well done!

  • @ozzyfromspace
    @ozzyfromspace 7 років тому +764

    I'm not interested in becoming a pilot, but learning about airplanes is so fascinating! Thanks for posting your videos, Captain Joe. Watching them is like getting an insiders look into the cockpit, and its seriously eye-opening! Greetings from Michigan. :)

    • @DaegonTheSternguard
      @DaegonTheSternguard 6 років тому +3

      Me too

    • @pritchardhall
      @pritchardhall 5 років тому +10

      I am very interested in becoming a pilot, but learning all this stuff is simply not going to happen. Thank you for posting this video.

    • @WeirdoCertified
      @WeirdoCertified 5 років тому +1

      Float Circuit I’m becoming a nurse and I’m watching this stuff

    • @matthiaslipinsky501
      @matthiaslipinsky501 5 років тому +1

      Me not. I am a weekend pilot

    • @JakobeOG
      @JakobeOG 5 років тому +3

      I'm not even interested in aviation and I'm learning about it and I'm a pilot 30 years 12000+ flight hours not for me

  • @swordfishchaser7
    @swordfishchaser7 4 роки тому +51

    Probably one of the best UA-cam CFI out there! I’m glad he gives us IR pilots more attention than just private pilot lessons

  • @Gresvo
    @Gresvo 4 роки тому +47

    Hey Joe, I’m 26 and I’m flying a Piper PA-28 Cherokee and I’m still in training. But your videos make me just that little more confident to keep going and get my PPL.
    Maybe one day we’ll be colleges if I get true and get my CPL haha.
    Keep posting your videos man, they are true inspiration for all people that fly or have a fascination with aviation!
    Wish you all the best!

  • @alphadeltalosmartineztech.4105
    @alphadeltalosmartineztech.4105 4 роки тому +20

    One of the steepest approaches within the CONUS is the LOC/DME approach to Aspen, CO, which has a final approach segment with a recommended approach glideslope of 6.59°. I nominate Sion, Switzerland (LSGS). Lugano LUG/LSZA has an approach of 6.65°.

  • @Chris0nF1re
    @Chris0nF1re 6 років тому +16

    I am not a pilot and can never be one but I can't stop watching these videos as they are fascinating! Maybe I can use the information in a pub quiz 😂

  • @x.kajal.o.x20
    @x.kajal.o.x20 4 роки тому +10

    5:45
    I think it is either Lugano Airport or London City Airport with a Glideslope angle of 6°, more or less

  • @philipwhiuk
    @philipwhiuk 5 років тому +175

    "London City, when it first opened, was a stomach dropping 7.5 degrees, an unheard of angle for a European airport."
    Not now of course.

  • @theblacksandsfb
    @theblacksandsfb 3 роки тому

    Just started flying ILS approaches in a 172 and have to tune and identify (listening to the Morse code). Awesome video!

  • @gianca15
    @gianca15 6 років тому +101

    Wow, i just wanted to know what ILS meant due to some vector exercises in my Calculus class, now i want to know everything about planes.

    • @fredzeppelin3969
      @fredzeppelin3969 4 роки тому +10

      What's our vector, Victor?

    • @mknubs
      @mknubs 4 роки тому +9

      Fred Zeppelin We have clearance, Clarence.

    • @tryithere
      @tryithere 4 роки тому +1

      Are you working some kind of angle?

    • @aerofiles5044
      @aerofiles5044 3 роки тому +4

      @@mknubs Roger roger.

  • @shraviator
    @shraviator 7 років тому +283

    I fly the Boeing 727...and yes, weve got to tune and identify it ourselves haha~

  • @rankavik2651
    @rankavik2651 7 років тому +1384

    So many diamonds
    No wonder that planes are expensive.

  • @LukeDelmarWebb
    @LukeDelmarWebb 6 років тому +3

    6:09 For those interested; the math he is referring to would be solving for x in sin3°= (2500)/x for the distance to runway threshold from the plane, and tan3°=(2500)/x for the ground distance to the runway threshold. Any height can be substituted for the (2500) so long as the plane has captured the 3° glideslope. The expressions when manipulated for x are:
    X=(2500)/sin3°
    And
    X=(2500)/tan3°
    P.S. make sure the calculator is in degree mode and not in radian mode if you are inputting the glideslope in degrees.

    • @matthewdnewton2437
      @matthewdnewton2437 5 років тому +1

      guessing to find your angle needed you could also do inverse Tan, Sin or Cos? Providing you have the other 2 variables?

    • @LukeDelmarWebb
      @LukeDelmarWebb 5 років тому +1

      @@matthewdnewton2437 You could find the glideslope from the runway to your position that way, but you still need to use the required glideslope for the runway you are given. So theoretically if you were too high you could use an inverse function to find you are at an 8 degree glideslope, but that doesn't help much if you need to be on a 3 degree glideslope for that specific runway. Could be useful to determine if you are too high/low if you haven't already intercepted the required glideslope though. All this assuming you have two of the three measurements.

    • @matthewdnewton2437
      @matthewdnewton2437 5 років тому +1

      @@LukeDelmarWebb I'm doing a Mechanical Engineering HNC and I am a student pilot so I am learning with both of those, luckily with a PPL you use more of your intuition and experience to find your approach path on Base/Final.
      But it is interesting to learn this side as we still are going through the Trigonometry stuff and I somewhat struggle on occasion especially on the mechanical principles section which is "moments about forces' etc

    • @LukeDelmarWebb
      @LukeDelmarWebb 5 років тому +1

      @@matthewdnewton2437 Right on, I'm a college student as well and have only ever done a discovery flight. I agree that when it comes to actually flying alot of the mathematics aren't practical. Its neat to see real world applications of what I'm learning about though!

  • @CarlDRocco
    @CarlDRocco 5 років тому +172

    I've been working on ILSs for 33 years. 25 years with the USAF traveling around the globe fixing them and 8 years so far with the Federal Aviation Administration - National Airway Systems Engineering section. I've written several ILS simulation programs and a smart phone app to help techs understand how the ILS works and help them during FAA flight inspections (ILS Toolkit on Google Play).
    Your video is very informative from a pilot's perspective and I applaud you. I've learned some things that I didn't know.
    However, the details about how the ILS actually works is very over simplified. The diagrams I see on sites such as Wikipedia depicting two overlapping lobes of 90/150Hz are cringeworthy.
    A typical Localizer system consists of an array of 14 Log Periodic Dipole (LPD) antennas. These are very directional antennas working together to form a narrow beam. We also use arrays of 8 or 20 elements. 20 elements make the beam even narrower to avoid multipath reflections from hangars/buildings near the runway.
    A simple single-frequency Localizer has 2 RF (Radio Frequency) signals feeding the antennas (CSB and SBO). CSB is Carrier+Sidebands and SBO is Sidebands Only. CSB is amplitude modulated with 90 and 150Hz audio tones at a depth of 20% per tone and they are in phase. What drives the CDI needle movement is the DDM (Difference in Depth of Modulation) between these two tones. So with CSB only, it would always appear that you are on centerline even if you're not because the difference between 20% and 20% is zero. There would be no current flow in the CDI so it is centered. If a tech shuts off SBO we call this HMI (Hazardously Misleading Information).
    CSB is fed to the left and right antennas in-phase. So at any observation point down the center of the runway the signals from then left and right antennas arrive in phase and add together because they have the same distance to travel and are equal magnitudes. This creates a maximum CSB beam on centerline. As you deviate from centerline, the CSB lobe weakens because the signals begin to become out of phase until they are 180° out and a null occurs because they cancel. As you keep going, they start to become in phase again creating side lobes but they're weaker due to antenna directivity. Localizer frequency is from 108-112MHz so the wavelength (360°) is approx. 9ft (speed of light/freq). Therefore, the farther apart the two antennas are, the narrower the main lobe and the more side lobes you get.
    SBO is fed to the left and right antennas 180° out of phase so the SBO on centerline gets canceled (null) but we get SBO lobes on either side. On centerline all you get is CSB which is zero DDM (centered CDI needle). The SBO is modulated with 90 and 150 also but they are 180° out of phase. So on the pilot's right, the 150Hz sidebands from the SBO add to the 150Hz sidebands of the CSB and the SBO 90Hz subtracts from the CSB 90Hz. The opposite happens on the pilot's left. We call this "space modulation".
    I have an analogy when teaching newbies in class. 90 and 150Hz are in the audio frequency range so let's replace them with Country and Rock music. I ask them "what would you hear on centerline?" They almost always say "we would hear nothing". No, you'd hear country and rock at the same volume levels (no Difference in the Depth of Modulation). As you deviate from centerline, one would get quieter and the other would get louder depending on which side you're on. It's a "location-dependent" AM radio station broadcasting 2 "sounds" if you really think about it! The ILS does NOT use Frequency Modulation (FM) as mentioned. It is an Amplitude Modulation (AM) system.
    As far as Glideslopes, an important fact left out about most of them is that they are "image" systems (except for the less common End-Fire GS). This means that the RF energy from the 2 or 3 antennas (capture-effect, null reference, sideband reference) bounces off the ground making a mirror image as if the antennas above ground had mirrored antennas radiating from the opposite height below ground. This means that ground terrain topography is critical to their performance. We often have to work hard at getting a GS to pass a flight inspection because of terrain issues. Uneven terrain will cause "structure" problems meaning the glide path is not a straight line. Similar to a Localizer having reflecting buildings near the runway.
    Anyways, I love this stuff and could babble on forever (don't get me started on the Capture-Effect principle) thank you for your video!

    • @the_info_broker7968
      @the_info_broker7968 5 років тому +6

      WoW.....
      Amazing

    • @familyfriendly8494
      @familyfriendly8494 5 років тому +1

      Bro do all airport have this?

    • @Gunquip
      @Gunquip 4 роки тому +5

      Hey Carl - Enjoyed reading & trying to follow what you wrote. Saw that you made other videos explaining what you do - Awesome stuff. I 'd like to see you make a video of the Capture Effect principle. Go for it!

    • @scootaroo28
      @scootaroo28 4 роки тому +1

      K

    • @eggify1096
      @eggify1096 4 роки тому +1

      Wow

  • @hoyettdaffron6157
    @hoyettdaffron6157 4 роки тому +1

    Every time I watch one of his videos I learn something new, and I have never actually flown a plane in my whole life, but I still look forward to every one of his videos.Thats what intrigues me the most about aviation, is that it is just so fascinating.More than just sitting in a chair pushing buttons....

  • @antonmartic
    @antonmartic 7 років тому +484

    John F. Kennedy Space Center. When the space shuttles land the ILS GS like 25% or something.

    • @jaykoerner
      @jaykoerner 7 років тому +26

      Anton Martic technically your right, honestly I don't think that's what he meant but you right, and I could find the ils info on Google with a quick search so I think that counts as published

    • @maiksir73
      @maiksir73 7 років тому +9

      they only descend that rapidly in the early stages. on final approach they are not going much more steeper than 3°

    • @machielvanderschoot5180
      @machielvanderschoot5180 7 років тому +3

      I see what you did there

    • @consuminginternalorgans
      @consuminginternalorgans 7 років тому +1

      i was literally gonna say that lol

    • @Ghostraider103
      @Ghostraider103 7 років тому +24

      Anton Martic okay take Kunduz Airport with the German Air Force Afghanistan Approach, you have a dive angle of 45° ;) its a pure Horror in the Cargo Compartment of a C-160 Transall

  • @kipchickensout
    @kipchickensout 5 років тому +613

    5:50 nobody ever got pinned

  • @chenhsu3581
    @chenhsu3581 5 років тому +533

    Shuttle Landing Facility (ICAO:KTTS) has a 22-degree glide slope. lol

    • @ThatSB
      @ThatSB 4 роки тому +4

      @Voyager FPV that is incorrect. They dont land from 90 degrees until very late

    • @niccatipay
      @niccatipay 4 роки тому +25

      AH yes, the shuttle.
      Also known as the flying brick.

    • @wowoking2
      @wowoking2 4 роки тому +1

      @Voyager FPV lmao

    • @rohitghosh5091
      @rohitghosh5091 4 роки тому +1

      LOL

    • @olie_aviation2340
      @olie_aviation2340 4 роки тому

      Plz can u speak English now. Lmao!

  • @lindeleasley
    @lindeleasley 3 роки тому +2

    As an ILS tech, that is a very good description of how an ILS works. Thanks!

  • @ShelbyBanditNFS
    @ShelbyBanditNFS 8 місяців тому

    I fly the Longitude on MSFS2020 and I have finally figured out how to use the G5000 for the Approach setup. I first started the Rnav to learn the ropes of setting up the routes through simbrief. I practiced all night to learn it and relearn it. Now I have that Rnav knowledge I stepped up now for the ILS. I find it very simple using the Approach destination runways between Rnav and ILS. Its basically the same destination only by different waypoints and Glideslope. I'm having so much fun to learn everything about flying. I'm almost covered all the basics but need to work on my landings LOL. Thank you so much for making this video!!

  • @murtazasamiwala
    @murtazasamiwala 7 років тому +20

    London city airport has 5.5degrees. But the steepest glide slope for anything landing like a plane has to be the space shuttle, at 20degrees.

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 6 років тому

      The shuttle only landed at military installations. Nothing meaningful is published for anyone outside of restricted air space.

  • @gentuxable
    @gentuxable 7 років тому +11

    2:30 maybe you shouldn't use subtractive color to describe light beams... because if I mix a blue light and a yellow light (that would be red+green light) I get a white light. But I get what you say.

  •  5 років тому +77

    I feel like I'm ready to fly now
    Here hold my beer

  • @bartsteens8754
    @bartsteens8754 4 роки тому

    My son (16) wants to become a pilot. Showed me how to fly gelooft Sim and your video's. And got me hooked.

  • @keysnstix
    @keysnstix 4 роки тому +1

    2:10 if I'm not mistaken, this is EDDS, that's about 30 mins from my home by car...
    Great videos, thank you, Captain Joe! I'm learning a lot!

  • @commandogreenEX85AR
    @commandogreenEX85AR 5 років тому +4

    I fly a Blackhawk in the US Army and we identify the Morse Code every time we tune up a navaid. I really love your videos man, been looking for the one on Mode S.

  • @twb2010
    @twb2010 5 років тому +10

    Captain Joe, thank you for the videos. I'm currently going through ground school and your knowledge is very helpful. Thank you.

  • @aviationlover1393
    @aviationlover1393 7 років тому +18

    Can you do a video about the other approachs ? Rnav, dme, vor loc etc.. Please ;)? Very good video !

  • @daltongalindo7496
    @daltongalindo7496 4 роки тому +2

    I can already tell this guy is going to get me through this instrument block at UPT! I appreciate these visuals and easy breakdown so much! Thank you!!!

  • @FLYTNC2000
    @FLYTNC2000 7 років тому

    Capt , u deserve another bar..how humble

  • @jakobnrlem4239
    @jakobnrlem4239 7 років тому +4

    On my current type (the CRJ 200) it will depict the ILS CDI and inbound course it self. But we fly the ils in "green needles" so we still have to tune the freq. Manually. It will show the identification when picking up the ils. The Learjet 45 needs to manually tuned and final course set manually set as well. But the radio unit will show the identification. My former Learjet 35 is ALL Manually AND the morse is the only means of identification!

  • @sushi777300
    @sushi777300 7 років тому +5

    Dear Captain Joe,
    I've learned so much on your channel and became an even greater aviation geek thanks to you 😊

  • @ShaolinCheems
    @ShaolinCheems 7 років тому +7

    This was fairly extensive and comprehensive. Thank you Captain!

  • @PilotPhotog
    @PilotPhotog 6 років тому +2

    I am working on my instrument rating and this is immensely helpful. Thank you.

  • @saniyaa7013
    @saniyaa7013 2 роки тому +2

    these videos are amazing, they made my concept so clear i was having so much difficulty understanding the applications of instruments and the basic working but you made it super simple!! thanks captain joe huge admirer and fan!

  • @freshdumbledore7882
    @freshdumbledore7882 7 років тому +148

    Thank you for these great videos😊

    • @marshallhyasi6213
      @marshallhyasi6213 7 років тому +1

      Fresh Dumbledore your new broomstick must be ILS CATIII C equipped to get you to watch these muggle videos xD !

    • @freshdumbledore7882
      @freshdumbledore7882 7 років тому +2

      Marshall Hyasi Yes!😂

    • @jay53084
      @jay53084 6 років тому

      capten joe

  • @martonify
    @martonify 7 років тому +41

    I think its LCY London City 5.5

  • @eim5518
    @eim5518 5 років тому +43

    Every time I land in my flight simulator all I hear is “GLIDE SLOPE GLIDE SLOPE GLIDE SLOPE GLIDE SLOPE”

    • @kidinthedark1
      @kidinthedark1 5 років тому +12

      When you hear this you are below the gliedeslope

  • @michaelscheller6884
    @michaelscheller6884 6 років тому +1

    @ 6:24 Captain Joe (incongruously wearing the rank of First Officer) incorrectly states ALL ILS have three Marker Beacons. Outer Marker, Middle Marker, and Inner Marker. The majority of ILS at other than those airports where large commercial operations occur have only Outer Marker and Middle Marker.

  • @vipahman
    @vipahman 3 роки тому +1

    At 7:23, the 1806' obstruction indicated in the top left corner of the ILS map is the Freedom Tower in downtown Manhattan that is officially listed as 1792'. Cool!

  • @aviator_tech867
    @aviator_tech867 5 років тому +3

    Well described Joe!
    I currently work as a technical flight inspector onboard Calibration flights performing flight Calibration of Nav Aids such as the ILS.
    Keep up the good work :)

  • @Sapphiregriffin
    @Sapphiregriffin 5 років тому +5

    Perfect info for my avionics course

  • @xenon5
    @xenon5 5 років тому +62

    2:17 - and that is how ILS really displays flag of Ukraine.

  • @scottgriffith7759
    @scottgriffith7759 4 роки тому

    The attention to detail required of a pilot would be too much for me but I still find it fascinating. Thank you for doing a great job explaining how things work.

  • @TheFinnishBerserker
    @TheFinnishBerserker 3 роки тому +1

    My lifelong dream is to become a pilot. Your videos are very educative. I really enjoy learning from your channel. Than you for the information!

  • @katieshields5380
    @katieshields5380 5 років тому +4

    Love your channel! I'm not a pilot. But I've always been fascinated with aviation. I believe anyone who travels by plane should have at least an understanding of just how much knowledge, and skill, pilots must have in order to fly these magnificent wonders. I also believe pilots should be very well paid. If it were up to me, pilots would be making the kind of money Tom Cruise made just acting like a pilot in, "Top Gun"!! After all, these men and women are incredibly smart and skilled. They should be very well compensated for those reasons. Thank you for being such a wonderful teacher!

    • @nelsonphilips3440
      @nelsonphilips3440 3 роки тому

      That will require you to pay a lot more money for your flights. are you ready?

  • @tillgrimminger8199
    @tillgrimminger8199 7 років тому +16

    Well while it's not a commercial approach, there is the rwy 33 approach for the space shuttle which used a 20° GS and there's an approach plate too: sportysnetwork.com/airfacts/wp-content/blogs.dir/13/files/2014/02/Shuttle-plate.jpg
    Pay attention to the missed approach instructions

    • @davidkoch5018
      @davidkoch5018 7 років тому +3

      Missed Aproach: N.A :D

    • @markholm7050
      @markholm7050 7 років тому +1

      That’s not an ILS. It’s a Microwave scanning beam landing system. Different system.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_scanning_beam_landing_system

    • @tillgrimminger8199
      @tillgrimminger8199 7 років тому

      Mark Holm oh ok I didn't even notice that, thanks

  • @j28esn
    @j28esn 7 років тому +366

    Lugano Agno Airport is the steepest with a 6.65* ILS approach angle
    YEAH let's go, I'm right ;)

    • @RegY82
      @RegY82 7 років тому +19

      Lugano (LSZA) has a IGS, not ILS... because of the steep angle (6.65°) in swiss airspace, the non standard ILS beacons are named IGS... far as i learnt so far

    • @marie-sandrojones-dessi3984
      @marie-sandrojones-dessi3984 7 років тому +10

      Jesus, your're right! I just checked: 6.65°!!!

    • @kimpong6792
      @kimpong6792 7 років тому +4

      Better set full flaps and minimum approach speed before capturing it I guess

    • @NadoB01
      @NadoB01 7 років тому +3

      ^^full flaps and max auto brakes aswell XD

    • @kimpong6792
      @kimpong6792 7 років тому +14

      and full reversers and parking brake set at touchdown LOL

  • @TechGeeks
    @TechGeeks 6 років тому

    Captain Joe, I am not a pilot. But i love watching your videos. You are simply outstanding

  • @soul_fn2891
    @soul_fn2891 2 роки тому

    im 13 and i have dreamt of being a pilot ever since I was 5 after a pilot let me in the cocpit after the flight. This helps me learn a lot and gets me one step closer to achieving my dream. I plan to get a glider license then ppl then cpl. Thanks it helps me a lot!

  • @mactopia1
    @mactopia1 7 років тому +173

    Who doesn't miss Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport approach 😝

    • @sawsaw123abc
      @sawsaw123abc 7 років тому +4

      red checkerboard

    • @elf-chanyamada4688
      @elf-chanyamada4688 6 років тому +2

      mactopia I actually did it in a simulator... when I was like 10

    • @cellokid5104
      @cellokid5104 6 років тому

      mactopia awwww, I just wanted to say that

    • @jasmonahan
      @jasmonahan 6 років тому

      Nobody will ever beat Kai Tek! =-)

    • @graycloud057
      @graycloud057 6 років тому +2

      mactopia Hold your tongue, lol!

  • @mehdi516
    @mehdi516 5 років тому +16

    The steepest ILS approach in the world is Lugano, in Switzerland!

    • @a337z_5
      @a337z_5 4 роки тому +1

      If we talk about not only commercial airports and not only airports then Kennedy space center.

    • @tryithere
      @tryithere 4 роки тому

      Actually I think it was Colgan Air Flight 3407 back in Feb, 2009.

  • @dauts
    @dauts 5 років тому +5

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    • @georgiosflatsousis4403
      @georgiosflatsousis4403 5 років тому

      Your right infinite flight had a 2020 update and its almost real. $4.99 but its worth it!

  • @oldies81
    @oldies81 6 років тому

    Captain Joe! Dude you rock! I have never seen somebody like you who can explain Chinese to English just an example and convince a person to keep listening. I am a n aviation enthusiast I have a basic knowledge I have a crazy request train me to be a pilot.. Dude in a year I believe I can be a pilot if you train me....!!!! 👌

  • @MikkoRantalainen
    @MikkoRantalainen 4 роки тому

    2:30 Small mistake here: mixing blue and yellow *light* results in white light. Other than that, stellar video!

  • @soniaarora8319
    @soniaarora8319 6 років тому +7

    London City airport at 6° GlideScope ( GS ) angle .

  • @Shalombrothers
    @Shalombrothers 5 років тому +6

    We should do more content on aviation. This is awesome and inspiring!

  • @herdek550
    @herdek550 7 років тому +24

    I think, that the biggest ILS angle is on London City Airport, but I am not sure

    • @quenchize
      @quenchize 7 років тому +1

      Used to be 7.7! now it is a measly 5.5 passing 800ft above the buildings on canary wharf.

    • @herdek550
      @herdek550 7 років тому

      Thank you for that information :)

  • @dcplyr
    @dcplyr 5 років тому +1

    Wow! I must tip my hat to all pilots, you guys are skilled professionals.

  • @edb7742
    @edb7742 4 роки тому

    One of the best videos explaining how ILS works. Thank you!

  • @sulmapacheco4386
    @sulmapacheco4386 4 роки тому +9

    2:37 That reminds me Swiss001

  • @GRAVITYYYESL
    @GRAVITYYYESL 7 років тому +10

    London City Airport is the steepest from my deep memories ! :) 5/6° if i'm correct

    • @sappertappergolf
      @sappertappergolf 7 років тому +2

      London city Airport or from past experience Kuwait city tactical landing in a Hercules
      we flew into that at around 45 degrees well it felt like it .

    • @MrNeocortex
      @MrNeocortex 7 років тому +1

      Mark Joyce The Hercules pilot would have been performing a tactical landing to be doing 45° on approach. Wouldn't have been an ILS landing.

    • @sappertappergolf
      @sappertappergolf 7 років тому +5

      MrNeocortex I am well aware that it was not an ILS approach. landing with night vision aids in complete darkness who needs ILS

    • @thesimpilotvideos3444
      @thesimpilotvideos3444 7 років тому +1

      Agree, 5.5 degrees on either 09/27 according to the UK AIP
      www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadbasic/pamslight-4193B236581ADBF9DB1BC324699585AB/7FE5QZZF3FXUS/EN/Charts/AD/NON_AIRAC/EG_AD_2_EGLC_8-4_en_2016-03-31.pdf

  • @alwychelsea
    @alwychelsea 5 років тому +5

    After I learn about this video.
    if I say : Localizer’s for guidance turn left and right and Glideslope’s for guidance move up and down.
    Is that correct Sir? Thanks capt

  • @moviestudioland
    @moviestudioland 5 років тому +1

    This ILS intro was BRILLIANT!

  • @cinedelasestrellas
    @cinedelasestrellas 6 років тому

    I learned to fly IFR in a Piper Cherokee Warrior in 2000. Everything was manual, no GPS, just dual Nav/Com radios and a DME. So I had to tune and listen to the Morse code for not just the ILS, but also for the VOR in nav #2 if the approach used crossing radials for fixes. If the approach used DME for fixes, you guessed it, I would tune and listen to the Morse code for the DME. After a while, I ended up memorizing the Morse code alphabet, just for convenience.

  • @matt9874
    @matt9874 7 років тому +49

    Hey Joe, got a question. What happens if there is an earthquake ? Do you have to abort landing ? And what if the ATCs have to evacuate the tower, how is the traffic managed ? Do pilots manage themselves and decide who lands first and second and third... until the ATC come back ?

    • @j28esn
      @j28esn 7 років тому +6

      Matt D as we all know, it would be too unsafe to land due to insignificant shaking within the area, the landing would be redirected to another airport due to Aftershockes

    • @matt9874
      @matt9874 7 років тому +1

      Read my Channel about/bio what about the ATC leaving the tower ?

    • @j28esn
      @j28esn 7 років тому +3

      Matt D do you mean the people that work in the atc tower or the planes departing?

    • @matt9874
      @matt9874 7 років тому

      Read my Channel about/bio The people in the tower

    • @ZK-APA
      @ZK-APA 7 років тому +7

      Not sure about the rest of the world, but here in New Zealand we have TIBA. Basically it’s a set of guidelines to be followed if atc is disabled. Mainly pilots maintain separation and do sequencing on their own, announcing their intentions on the radio.

  • @Caleb_Guffey
    @Caleb_Guffey 5 років тому +9

    I play X-Plane and fly a boing 747 and a cirrus jet sf50
    And yes i do.

  • @nitishiaf
    @nitishiaf 6 років тому +3

    Steeper slope angle:
    I guess Nepal thirubhuvan airport might have the sleeper slope due to the mountains
    Also,
    Afghanistan's Kabul international airport was (during 1988-1992) one of the most steeped slope as the Territory outside Kabul was not safe to glide....

  • @tpopo6829
    @tpopo6829 2 роки тому

    london city airport thx joe im planning to be a pilot myself , and your content is helping me alot

  • @heshamtawfik5471
    @heshamtawfik5471 7 років тому

    my head is overwhelmed with all these details

  • @grantgallagher907
    @grantgallagher907 7 років тому +155

    NASA space station in Florida,100% glide slope angle😂jk

    • @alessandrosvanascini6030
      @alessandrosvanascini6030 6 років тому +11

      That means 45°

    • @Nickbaldeagle02
      @Nickbaldeagle02 5 років тому

      100? That's 80 degrees then.

    • @Nickbaldeagle02
      @Nickbaldeagle02 5 років тому

      @@alessandrosvanascini6030 no. That would be 135 degrees. Do keep up.

    • @victorbct1027
      @victorbct1027 5 років тому +3

      Nick Baldeagle no Alessandro is right, arctan(1)=45°

    • @u3x590
      @u3x590 5 років тому +8

      You're talking about the Kennedy Space Center. There is no "NASA space station"

  • @PrustanCod
    @PrustanCod 7 років тому +4

    Steepest ILS: LSZA - Lugano 6.65 degrees

  • @abcdcarllucero3280
    @abcdcarllucero3280 5 років тому +4

    Rnav approach to Steamboat Springs at 7.75°

  • @sunilthapa8755
    @sunilthapa8755 6 років тому +1

    I am not the pilot but have interest of being in knowledge you making me smarter by your precious video classes 🙇‍♂️ Sir you are awesome and respect you , from your lectures i am becoming advance and motivate in my feild once again you are awesome and even this word is little for you , If u flight over Nepal i will be glad to meet u sir 😊

  • @GWhizard
    @GWhizard 6 років тому

    I'm a pilor. I know all this. Bur this guy brackets this in a way that is refreshing. Salute.

    • @CarlDRocco
      @CarlDRocco 5 років тому

      I hope to never have a flighr with you lol

  • @vorosgellert5606
    @vorosgellert5606 5 років тому +7

    The steepest is EGLC London City

  • @РиммаГилязятдинова
    @РиммаГилязятдинова 6 років тому +26

    Intresting... In russia watch your chanell too (excuse for my terrible english)!

  • @lamp_gamer
    @lamp_gamer 5 років тому +10

    Lake Placid KLKP, having a glide slope of 7.92°

    • @bart99gt
      @bart99gt 5 років тому

      That’s the GPS-A. Not an electronic glide slope, but the descent angle required from the FAF to MDA.

  • @Maxlovesplanes
    @Maxlovesplanes Рік тому +1

    Lugano airport in Switzerland has the steepest ILS approach at 6.6°

  • @ziukh3164
    @ziukh3164 5 років тому

    Here for quick tips on RNAV for my ATPL exams. Thanks man you're the best.

  • @vovacat1797
    @vovacat1797 7 років тому +9

    Oh, I'm dumb, I always thought ILS was "Indicator Light System"

  • @farandapriza1524
    @farandapriza1524 7 років тому +5

    how to use flaps in the landing and take off ?

    • @NeilDjents
      @NeilDjents 6 років тому

      5 degree flaps when taking off, 25 or 30 when descend. This is what I find the most comfortable at controlling the aircraft in x-plane10

  • @alvarocifuentes6745
    @alvarocifuentes6745 7 років тому +5

    Thanks

  • @FriendlyHouseCentipede
    @FriendlyHouseCentipede 6 років тому +2

    4:06 I just realized that black mesa devs actually had to research about ILS, because there is a model in the game for a glide scope.
    jesus, for just researching a prop in an area you can`t even go to, only see in the distance, that`s dedication!

  • @Alpharomeo14
    @Alpharomeo14 2 роки тому

    In ATC basics right now... Really appreciating your videos!

  • @y-y-aa
    @y-y-aa 7 років тому +5

    Hey, sehr schöne Uhr Captain!

  • @Z0mbieHunterMan
    @Z0mbieHunterMan 6 років тому +3

    London City Airport (UK) has a GS angle of 6 degrees

    • @project_nihilist
      @project_nihilist 6 років тому

      We are both wrong. LOL it took me less than two minutes to find london. on my guess

    • @vedantganesh4954
      @vedantganesh4954 6 років тому

      jesus

  • @rob_grf
    @rob_grf 7 років тому +7

    Der Flughafen auf den Satellitenbilder ist Stuttgart ,oder ?

    • @shrey761
      @shrey761 6 років тому

      Robert Graf nein es ist frankfürt

  • @RazNaz
    @RazNaz 6 років тому +1

    Lugano Agno, (ILS Glideslope at 6.65 degrees) situated in a mountainous region of Southern Switzerland, opened in 1938. The airport later extended its Runway 01/19 to 4,430 feet with a hard surface, and in the early 1980s Runway 01 received an ILS at the request of Swiss regional airline Crossair. Because terrain obstacles prevented the installation from meeting all requirements of an ILS approach, authorities classified it as an instrument guidance system (IGS) in 1983, and set the glideslope at 6.65 degrees. The approach path features a missed approach point (MAP) at 1,174 feet agl and 1.5 nm from the threshold, marking the last moment when landing Category A aircraft can safely overshoot without hitting mountains on the other side of the runway.

  • @genkishan
    @genkishan 5 років тому

    Phew! So many things at the same time and no mistakes allowed, pilots must go through very rigorous training till all this becomes automatic, hats off

  • @cmtedan
    @cmtedan 7 років тому +4

    London City Airport, Captain?
    Greetings from Brazil!

  • @nikkos1983
    @nikkos1983 5 років тому +4

    I'm thinking London City airport, Uk

  • @shutterproductions1537
    @shutterproductions1537 7 років тому +5

    nice pictures of my home

  • @mariemmattoussi7469
    @mariemmattoussi7469 4 роки тому

    Where was your channel when I was studying in private school to become a flight attendant :c ..
    It's basically a training program so you can obtain diplomas because my country's airline companies only offer you internships and then the job, but they don't teach you anything like Emirates does for example. So they only hire if you have the diplomas.
    The training includes everything, from grooming, to the basic systems and instruments/machines that exist within the aircraft and cockpit. I thought they'll just teach me how to walk in heels and how to put makeup, and how to perform first aid. But I was surprised with all the math I found myself doing, we learn so much about the weather and what causes turbulence too, and so much more. (including having to learn 3 languages, and some psychology) so basically, almost every video you have would've helped me understand better what I've been learning for a year.
    They told us that a flight attendant must know the basics, they can't just be polyglot and elegant, their second reasoning is that in extremely rare cases, the PM and the Purser and anyone else higher than a flight attendant's rank can be in a bad condition at the same time (ex: food poisoning) the next one to assist the PF would be a flight attendant, therefore it is necessary that they at least know the basic instruments in the cockpit, and other things about the runway and communication with the tower etc. (and we study most of that in French Dx)

  • @digitalpilot6854
    @digitalpilot6854 5 років тому

    wow so simple. After no getting my PPL, I am ready to fly an approach now only after watching this vid ;). Good explanation and visualizations.

  • @stenmees1238
    @stenmees1238 7 років тому +71

    WHAT AIRLINE U going to fly for?

    • @garlic1106
      @garlic1106 7 років тому +36

      STENMEES 123 He’s flying for Euro Wings now

    • @commodore128d6
      @commodore128d6 7 років тому +7

      I think now for Eurowings

    • @TheVimeo
      @TheVimeo 7 років тому +1

      easyjet

    • @Hampel_4U
      @Hampel_4U 7 років тому +6

      eurowings

    • @Bananacrusherpvp
      @Bananacrusherpvp 7 років тому

      STENMEES 123 he fly's 4 airbirlin

  • @turbomaexx
    @turbomaexx 7 років тому +27

    1:52 Stuttgart EDDS right ?

    • @philter1977
      @philter1977 7 років тому +2

      Yes ;-) www.google.de/maps/@48.6929719,9.2203312,4647m/data=!3m1!1e3

    • @Peter76328
      @Peter76328 7 років тому

      Ja ist gut möglich

    • @Ghostraider103
      @Ghostraider103 7 років тому +2

      wulf racing kann ich als Stuttgarter bestätigen das es EDDS ist ;)

    • @narendranbhaskar
      @narendranbhaskar 7 років тому

      Es ist 3 grad. www.europlanet.de/vaFsP/charts/EDDS.pdf

    • @edhoc2
      @edhoc2 7 років тому

      Ja, klar und eindeutig Stuttgart (EDDS / STR), gezeigt wurde ILS für den Anflug von Osten auf Landebahn 25.

  • @dilaraduman955
    @dilaraduman955 6 років тому +5

    Hey Joe! Can I translate your video's captions to Romanian language?

    • @77thTrombone
      @77thTrombone 4 роки тому

      I'm sorry you never got an answer.
      Unless you want to do a voice-over (republish Joe's videos with your voice in translation,) maybe you should inquire with UA-cam. I get the feeling most subtitles are machine-generated nowadays. (And that shows miserably.)

  • @kaim.8462
    @kaim.8462 Рік тому

    I don't fly airplanes, no morse code, but i excitedly watch your videos

  • @jamesmitchell5013
    @jamesmitchell5013 7 років тому

    I am an "old" navigational aids technician. When I maintained the ground navaids the only device that transmitted "DME" was the TACAN. Have they since incorporated "DME" into the ILS equipment?