ILS/Localizer Approach

CHAPTER THREE

SNFO/SWSO VOICE COMMUNICATIONS

3. The communications sequence begins with hand off from Center to Approach Control.

Initial contact with approach consists of:

Agency, call sign, altitude, ATIS information (if known), type of approach requested.

Example

SNFO/SWSO:

"Pensacola Approach, KATT 814, 6000,

information ECHO, request ILS at Pensacola

Regional, full stop."

NOTE

Because there is more than one airport in the Pensacola area that

has ILS approaches (Navy Pensacola and Pensacola Regional), you

should specify the airport in the initial call. Let's analyze this call.

The agency is included in all calls. We specified an ILS approach.

The landing intention requested was for a full stop. Notice that we

did not specify a particular runway. Approach will give us

clearance for a specific approach and to proceed to the IAF

descending and vectoring us as necessary.

The communication involved in an ILS or Localizer Approach is similar to the calls

for TACAN and VOR approaches.

Example

SNFO/ SWSO:

"Pensacola Approach, KATT 814, 6000,

information ECHO, request ILS (or Localizer) at

Pensacola Regional, full stop."

CONTROLLER:

"KATT 814 roger, turn right to 090 descend and

maintain 1,700."

SNFO/ SWSO:

"KATT 814, right 090, leaving 6000 for 1700."

As you near the localizer:

CONTROLLER:

"KATT 814, turn right to 120, maintain 1700 until

established on the localizer, cleared for the ILS

(Localizer) Runway 17 approach."

SNFO/ SWSO:

"KATT 814, right 120, maintain 1700 until

established cleared for the ILS (Localizer)."

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