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Old 8th June 2007 | 17:29
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fireflybob
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Have been flying to Spain today and here is a small example of what can happen.

I dont want to identify the airport but it's big and on the Spanish coast. Today 8th June a new ILS and associated procedure is promulgated on the South easterly runway and indeed the NOTAMS also mention this fact. So we brief for the new ILS - the ATIS is saying RW 12 etc. As we join the arc we find the ILS is not coding or showing. I ask approach if the ILS is working to be told negative, cleared for the VOR/DME approach.

Now the weather was good (Cavok, day) but it would have been nice if the ATIS had said "ILS off air, expect VOR/DME approach to RW...etc.
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