Aviation Week

High Or Low? Pilots Disagree On Right Approach, Part 2

View of the approach path reveals the Falcon 20 passed through a copse of trees before crashing. Credit: NTSB While the pilots of Sierra West Flight 887 waited for a reply to their request for an ILS ...
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A319 aborted low approach to Paris Orly after ILS signal ‘not switched on’: inquiry

French investigators have indicated that an absent ILS signal for a Paris Orly runway preceded a Volotea Airbus A319’s aborting its approach after triggering a low-altitude warning. The aircraft had ...
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A320 terrain near-collision inquiry: ILS ‘masking’ threat of mis-set altimeter

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...
Aviation Week

High Or Low? Pilots Disagree On Right Approach, Part 1

The Dassault Falcon 20 that operated as Sierra West Flight 887. Credit: NTSB Making a night approach into an airport with little or no vertical guidance is a difficult task for any pilot. When there ...