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Old November 21st 05, 03:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Default ILS critical area when the tower is closed?

Limitations on the approach chart probably do not allow the
ILS when the tower is closed or more than one hour after the
last weather observation.



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| Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
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| It's a problem during a coupled approach especially if
the pilot is
| planning to do an autoland.
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| It's not a problem if the weather is good.
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| Not so, Steve. It can cause control problems and
certainly adversely
| affect an autoland. That is why your handbook contains a
caveat about
| such approaches.
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| Approach couplers and autoland systems are weather
independent.~