It’s always amazing to see how much variety can come from only a handful of instrument approach navigation systems. This month’s IFR Approach Plate Lunch approaches into Salem, OR are a geometrical seesaw. There’s an ILS approach on one runway and a localizer backcourse approach on the opposing runway, and it looks as though you could just fly back and forth between the two like a seesaw. The missed approach on one is the front course on the other. Not only that, the localizer has a backcourse marker beacon – something we don’t see very often.
On Saturday, October 26th, CFII Brian Eliot will analyze the various approaches into Salem, OR (KSLE) and discuss what is unique or challenging about the approach, along with potential gotchas. Switching from front course ILS to backcourse when going missed can be a real challenge if you aren’t paying attention. The charting and geometry of these approaches make for a fascinating discussion. Join us for the discussion and deepen your understanding of the variety of ILS approaches.
Bring your charts or ForeFlight for reference during the presentation:
IAPs – Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC Z RWY 31
LOC Y RWY 31
LOC BC RWY 13
Bring your bag lunch, stop at In-N-Out, or just listen and enjoy the discussion. We hope you can join us.
Brian Eliot is a Senior Instructor at San Carlos Flight Center and their resident expert for IFR training and Garmin G1000 avionics. He has been flying since 1995 and received all his training in the Bay Area. Brian previously worked as a broadcast engineer, a software developer, and taught computer science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He regularly presents at San Carlos Flight Center safety seminars and has a reputation for making complex concepts easy to learn and understand.
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