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Old 29th Dec 2013, 22:18
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Old Akro
 
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What on earth did pilots do before the advent of the ILS?
Firstly, ILS was first used by airlines in 1938 after being invented in 1929. Before ILS airlines were flying DC-2's. Do you really want to go back to that?

Secondly, the cost of not having ILS is poor flight reliability, on time performance, diversions and increased risk of accidents. Our society will no longer tolerate that.

The issue as I see it is that the airlines & pilot skill has been covering for Australia's 3rd world aviation infrastructure. This episode highlights this. Australia has fewer ILS equipped runways than Malaysia. Mildura has spent $6.4m redecorating the terminal (ie no new roof area, no increase in facilities), yet we won't spend $1.5m on an ILS. We've lost the plot.
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