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Old November 21st 05, 03:36 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default ILS critical area when the tower is closed?

On 11/20/2005 6:02 PM, wrote:

Mark Hansen wrote:



Where is this defined?


It's defined by the sign and some common sense.


Which common sense is that, Tim? How would a VFR departure know
that there might be another airplane on a 10 mile final using the ILS
system at a non-towered field?

I think that if there is no tower to instruct the pilot to hold
clear of the ILS critical area, there is no need for the pilot to
hold clear. If there was, I would expect there to be a FAR which
states this.


The folks who establish these standards can't have FAA legal write rules
for everything.



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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA