2006-07-30 08:31:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Do you mean the backcourse localizer? You shouldn't use the glideslope, if you are recieving one at all, in a backcourse. Occasionally you will receive a false glideslope when flying one. Lesser sophisticated aircraft units won't block it out. More sohpisticated aircraft units will know that you are flying a backcourse because your heading and course inbound are reversed while the localizer signal is being received on that frequency. It then reverses the CDI indication so that it looks and functions just like it would in a front course localizer, and disables the glideslope indication. Pretty cool, huh?
2006-07-30 10:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kelley S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically as Kelley said.
I did my IFR training fairly recently - we learnt about the BC LOC but never flew one - my only experience of it was a couple of times in the PA-34 Seneca we trained in, during a missed approach and seeing the CDI showing the back course.
However this is in Australia - and as far as I'm aware, BC Localisers aren't used here - not sure about other countries.
2006-07-30 20:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bert from Oz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's still back there.
Flown the ole' Colored Airways myself.
Used to have an ole' LF radio in the plane.
Remember 3023.5kcs?
Remember the old VFR Airways at night. Red and white beacons every 10 miles.
2006-07-31 15:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by walt554 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell....I remember the A and N range with a GCA approach! Top that!
2006-07-31 02:41:01 · answer #4 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loc BC, but not with a glide slope. :)
2006-07-30 23:27:02 · answer #5 · answered by Doc Savage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flown it many times.
What's the ?
2006-07-30 16:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋