"Jay Somerset" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:54:52 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

Don't Time That ILS Approach! -
http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/182042-1.html

I have no problem with the article as far as not continung the approach as
a
LOC-only one, just vecause you are timing it.

The whole reason to tinme the ILS is in case of GS failure, you can still
locate the MAP. An immediate climb is safe, but any turns on the missed
approach segment assume that you initiated the miss at the MAP. If the GS
flags, the only way you can begin to determine where the MAP is, is by the
time.

So, time all ILS approaches, and use the time ONLY to identify the MAP on
a
missed approach.

I'd agree with this last, but only in using time as a cross-check to other
measurements such as VOR, DME, GPS. Changing winds and other conditions can
throw time checks out the window very quickly.