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Old 18th Jan 2008, 05:28
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pasoundman
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" Seen the Daily Mail's headline for tomorrow, 'The pilot Grappled with the controls'. "

Despite an unusual (for the Mail) lack of claims that passengers saw their lives flashing before them, the Mail has now excelled itself by informing readers how ILS uses a LASER BEAM to help airliners land.


" the instrument landing system (ILS) approach where a laser beam is followed to help the crew land "
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

When will the media EVER learn some basics about flying ?