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Old October 8th, 2006, 10:07   #17
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Default Re: Airline Approaches

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Originally Posted by blakman7 View Post
What other approaches do pilots use these days in the airlines besides the usual ILS and LOC/DME? Do airline pilots do GPS or NDB's? I imagine that NDB's aren't really done anymore and if they are, it is at a municipal or regional airport in some B.F.E town.
Outside of the ILS/LOC and VOR we are only Authorized for NDB's. Everything else is prohibitted by our OPS SPEC including circling, except circling in VFR conditions.
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