How does an ILS work? Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

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Dear friends and followers, today´s video is a very important topic, which I had to split up into three separate videos to cover the entire topic. How does an ILS work? One of the most ask question regarding how an airplane flies towards the runway without any visual aids.
So the Instrument landing system is a ground based radio navigation system giving pilots a lateral and vertical guidance towards the runway as they are in approach in IMC (Instrument Metrological Conditions).
To fly an ILS approach, the aircraft has to be fitted with an adequate ILS receiver to display and converted the picked up signals on the cockpit instruments. Besides that, you need the necessary ILS approach chart with important data like ILS frequency and identifer code, ILS inbound course and glideslope angle, given minimum descent altitudes or heights depending on the ILS category, and last but not least the go arround procedure.
The so called localizer is an antenna array normally located beyond the end of the runway and generally is built up of several pairs of directional antennas. They send out radio signals in the horizontal axis of the runway.(This is very often mistaken, as many airports have to Localizer antennas, for either direction of the runway. So this plane right here is not flying in regards to this antenna right here, but to the antenna at the far end of the runway it´s landing on)
Also important to know, at the same time the localizer transmits the so called ILS facility identification code. What is that good for? Because the frequency range for the ILS is fairly small, you could pick up the wrong ILS frequency of a nearby airport. Therefor each ILS sends out it´s own morse code, for example the ILS identifaction code for John F.Kennedy airport runway 04Right is IJFK, which will be displayed in our ILS receiver instrument or you have to actually listen to the morse code and compare it to the one on your ILS approach chart. Please comment below what type of plane you´re flying if you still have to self tune the ILS frequency and listen to the morse code.
But see more within the video!
Thank you very much for your time, wishing you all the best your "Captain" Joe
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[@irn2flying]

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

[@MadDragonify]

Holy cow that's a lot of time

[@DriverEra.]

How much hours you got now?

[@networkserpent5155]

@@DriverEra. probably around 30k

[@nitinrathore1695]

@Adonis a pilot can fly maximum 1000 hours per year as per ICAO

[@ozzyfromspace]

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. :)

[@Space_Man909]

Me too

[@pritchardhall]

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.

[@LuckyKim133]

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

[@matthiaslipinsky501]

Me not. I am a weekend pilot

[@JakobeOG]

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]

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

[@Rastapopoulos...]

This was fairly extensive and comprehensive. Thank you Captain!

[@rankavik2651]

So many diamonds No wonder that planes are expensive.

[@tigrelopez2193]

Ran Kavik, Lol

[@ahmedrashed78]

Blahahahaha

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LOL! LMAO!

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[@shraviator]

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

[@363199speed]

Hello!

[@jdel1538]

Coooey

[@FrecklesAviation]

Lucky

[@yannicksheldon]

I googled it.

[@therobloxianaviator685]

good thing you know Morse code language

[@chenhsu3581]

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

[@ThatSB]

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

[@niccatipay]

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

[@wowo1005]

@Voyager FPV lmao

[@rohitghosh5091]

LOL

[@olie_aviation2340]

Plz can u speak English now. Lmao!

[@Gresvo]

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!

[@philipwhiuk]

"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.

[@jonathangalloway6796]

6 degrees

[@EduardoMCfly]

pin

[@abdelkadermehiz9407]

5,5 degrees

[@WillBravoNotEvil]

LCy: Like Carrier 😄

[@twb2010]

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

[@kipchickensout]

5:50 nobody ever got pinned

[@Joe-pg3xx]

🗿

[@lukamilosevic3191]

Check his other video he did

[@RayleighCriterion]

My guess would be London City Airport.

[@XShadowCatzX]

:D

[@shieczaneufuss1236]

Someone did. Check the next video on ILS

[@alphadeltalosmartineztech.6542]

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°.

[@freshdumbledore7882]

Thank you for these great videos😊

[@marshallhyasi6213]

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

[@freshdumbledore7882]

Marshall Hyasi Yes!😂

[@jay53084]

capten joe

[@sushi777300]

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

[@hoyettdaffron6157]

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....

[@edb7742]

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

[@antonmartic]

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

[@jaykoerner]

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]

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

[@machielvanderschoot5180]

I see what you did there

[@consuminginternalorgans]

i was literally gonna say that lol

[@Ghostraider103]

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

[@jwf5997]

Thank you Captain Joe!! Great video!! You always take the time to explain with great detail. Much appreciated!! Fly safe & God Bless my friend..

[@saniyaa7013]

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!

[@gianca15]

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]

What's our vector, Victor?

[@mknubs]

Fred Zeppelin We have clearance, Clarence.

[@tryithere]

Are you working some kind of angle?

[@aerofiles5044]

@@mknubs Roger roger.

[@Chris0nF1re]

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]

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

[@daltongalindo7496]

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!!!

[@Sapphiregriffin]

Perfect info for my avionics course

[@aviationlover1393]

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

[@aviator_tech867]

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 :)

[@hismajesty40]

Excellent presentation! Thank you!

[@agraviojohnmarionmagistrad3267]

THANK YOU FOR A MOTIVATION MY CAPTAIN!🥰❤

[@ralfbaechle]

Cambridge (EGSC) is frequently used for pilot training for London City. During such training sessions the PAPI may be set to to 5.5° which then is published by NOTAMs and for the less smart bricks behind the yoke also the tower frequency. 5.5° made interesting approaches for me as a student pilot in a C172 :)

[@Shalombrothers]

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

[@johnwilliam8366]

Great for flight Sim

[@lukecole6203]

Thank you. This helps a lot for a struggling instrument student

[@lindeleasley]

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

[@murtazasamiwala]

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]

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

[@martonify]

I think its LCY London City 5.5

[@pathmaroobanpathmanathan5314]

I'm really enjoying your videos about plans. It's easy to understand. I'm not a pilot though I love planes and piloting.

[@FLYTNC2000]

Capt , u deserve another bar..how humble

[@jakobnrlem4239]

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!

[@eim5518]

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

[@kidinthedark1]

When you hear this you are below the gliedeslope

[@parimal7528]

Informative vid on ILS. Thanks Joe.

[@PilotPhotog]

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

[@yasinarslantas5412]

Hey, sehr schöne Uhr Captain!

[@gentuxable]

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.

[@scottgriffith7759]

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.

[@funone8453]

Dam this is good for helping me decide if I want to become a pilot and it’s becoming more of a yes every time I each one of ur vids!

[@shutterproductions1537]

nice pictures of my home

[@LukeDelmarWebb]

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]

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

[@LukeDelmarWebb]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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!

[@spook9780]

Congrats on 400k Captain Joe! 🤛👌👏

[@karthikjr73]

Fantastic explanations. Thank You Captain.

[@alvarocifuentes6745]

Thanks

[@CarlDRocco]

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]

WoW..... Amazing

[@familyfriendly8494]

Bro do all airport have this?

[@Gunquip]

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]

K

[@eggify1096]

Wow

[@ziukh3164]

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

[@jaumetdepalma5347]

great videos ! congratulations of a aviation fan in Mallorca, Spain !

[@commandogreenEX85AR]

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.

[@sulmapacheco4386]

2:37 That reminds me Swiss001

[@saintleger858]

Très intéressant, merci !

[@larrynj5131]

Amazing. Very Informative. 👍

[@alwychelsea]

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

[@mactopia1]

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

[@sawsaw123abc]

red checkerboard

[@elf-chanyamada4688]

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

[@cellokid5104]

mactopia awwww, I just wanted to say that

[@jasmonahan]

Nobody will ever beat Kai Tek! =-)

[@graycloud057]

mactopia Hold your tongue, lol!

[@keysnstix]

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!

[@majidrehan73]

Jo2o2pl

[@dcplyr]

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

[@soniaarora8319]

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

[@TESoblivionIV]

Great videos Captain Joe! Is there a chance you could make a video on your thoughts about pilotless aeroplanes for commercial flights?

[@manasinimbargi1715]

U r soooo good at explaining your terms.....thank you very much

[@TechGeeks]

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

[@andreaferrarini5210]

I’m not sure if it’s the steepest GS in the world, but LCY has an approach of 5.5 degrees! Certantly a challenging!

[@cmtedan]

London City Airport, Captain? Greetings from Brazil!

[@azzaro316]

Hi, THanks you so much Captain for this video ;)

[@GWhizard]

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

[@CarlDRocco]

I hope to never have a flighr with you lol

[@j28esn]

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

[@RegY82]

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]

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

[@kimpong6792]

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

[@NadoB01]

^^full flaps and max auto brakes aswell XD

[@kimpong6792]

and full reversers and parking brake set at touchdown LOL

[@vorosgellert5606]

The steepest is EGLC London City

[@mohanmurti]

Terrific ! Thanks Captain Joe !

[@keithrevelo8124]

Il be taking my Aeronautical Engineering lisensure exam next week and this is very helpful. thank you @captain Joe

[@farandapriza1524]

how to use flaps in the landing and take off ?

[@NeilDjents]

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

[@martijn9568]

Isn't the steepest ils approach at cape canaveral, the one where the space shuttle landed on?? It also makes probably the largest ils-turn of about 270 degrees. P.S. Could you make a video about manifold pressure??

[@brianhawkins]

The SLF saw plenty of steep approaches from shuttles because the orbiter had to fly a steep slope to avoid stalling. The airport doesn't require it, though, and regular planes use typical glide slope angles when landing there.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

They don't use ils, they use a different system but yes a 270 degree turn a few miles out 30,000' to touch down in under a minute normally with about 30% air Brake! Scary as it's a one shot deal...!

[@Willykamera]

Fantastic work, very informative ..

[@billr2220]

Very interesting Captain Joe. Thank you.

[@abcdcarllucero3280]

Rnav approach to Steamboat Springs at 7.75°

[@herdek550]

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

[@quenchize]

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

[@herdek550]

Thank you for that information :)

[@moviestudioland]

This ILS intro was BRILLIANT!

[@lydiaanderson582]

@Hello how are you doing?

[@angelicafloresruiz375]

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

[@mehdi516]

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

[@a337z_5]

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

[@tryithere]

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

[@tillgrimminger8199]

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]

Missed Aproach: N.A :D

[@markholm7050]

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]

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

[@mahfoudihind2248]

impressive video , thank you captain

[@parapsychologist5402]

London City or probably Steamboat Springs, Co I think around 7.5-7.7

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

[@Z0mbieHunterMan]

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

[@pr0ject_nihilist]

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

[@vedantganesh4954]

jesus

[@abbieamavi]

*thanks for the explanation! coming back to some videos and gathering a buff playlist for my **#coronavirus** quarantine IFR studying...since I can't fly right now* :)

[@haroldtimmermans1585]

Thank you for this vid. Understandable, but have to look it several times...lol. Up to part 2

[@katieshields5380]

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]

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

[@nitishiaf]

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....

[@sandidee7993]

Thanks for the great video!

[@frankunderwood1632]

Another amazing video, as usual. Does the VOR also transmit a facility identification code?!

[@nikkos1983]

I'm thinking London City airport, Uk

[@GRAVITYYYESL]

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

[@sappertappergolf]

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]

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]

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

[@thesimpilotvideos3444]

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

[@tpopo6829]

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

[@VijayAerospace]

Fantastic video ! Looking forward to see more videos of yours .

[@matt9874]

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]

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]

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

[@j28esn]

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

[@matt9874]

Read my Channel about/bio The people in the tower

[@ZK-APA]

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.

[@rob_grf]

Der Flughafen auf den Satellitenbilder ist Stuttgart ,oder ?

[@shrey761]

Robert Graf nein es ist frankfürt

[@vick5971]

Another great video......learning so much!

[@ilkeryilmaz4895]

I am very happy to mert with your helpful training methods and videos. I am looking forward to seeing your New videos. You are not only a good info owner but also a good teller. I am trying to be a pilot in National Airlines. I am curious that you have a video about winglet effect and different winglet types on each Aircraft.