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• n  an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments

News & Articles

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• Investigators looking into role changes at San Francisco International Airport may have played in crash
  Instrument Landing System for runway 28L had been shut down since June and the beginning of the runway was moved to accommodate construction at the airport, according to pilots.
  July 8, 2013 - The Express-Times
• Pilots faced challenges landing in San Francisco
  WASHINGTON (AP) — San Francisco International Airport, with its tightly spaced runways that extend right up to the water, requires more skill for landing than most of the nation's big airports, experienced airline pilots say. That challenge was further complicated by the shutdown of a ground-based instrument landing system and the movement of runway thresholds prior to the crash Saturday of a ...
  July 7, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Pilots of crashed plane faced an equipment outage, other challenges landing in San Francisco
  WASHINGTON — Experienced pilots say the challenges of landing at San Francisco International Airport were further complicated by the shutdown of a ground-based instrument landing system and the movement of runway thresholds prior to Saturday's crash of a Korean airliner.
  July 7, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune