Eerie Boeing 777 Landing

6 years ago
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Has any of you every thought what it looked like for a pilot landing a jetliner in low visability like cloud,fog or snow? Have you ever wondered " how do pilots see to land when it is snowing?". Well here are a few answers and some footage to show just what they do, or don't see. As you may know, commercial airliners travel under what is called "IFR" , Instrument Flight Rules. To put instrument flight rules into context, a brief overview of visual flight rules (VFR) is necessary. It is possible and fairly straightforward, in relatively clear weather conditions, to fly a plane solely by reference to outside visual cues, such as the horizon to maintain orientation, nearby buildings and terrain features for navigation, and other aircraft to maintain separation. This is known as operating the aircraft under VFR, and is the most common mode of operation for small aircraft. However, it is safe to fly VFR only when these outside references can be clearly seen from a sufficient distance; when flying through or above clouds, or in fog, rain, dust or similar low-level weather conditions, these references can be obscured. When operation of an aircraft under VFR is not safe, instrument flight rules must be used instead. A few of the main instruments used to fly IFR, which is done under strict airspace regulations, are as follow. Aside from the basic Vertical speed indicator, altitude indicator, airspeed indicator , attitude indicator and magnetic compass, the pilots use a number of electronic instruments to guide them around the skies via "airways" which are like highways in the sky. These instruments along with auto pilot settings, co-ordinate controls to keep the airplanes within their allowed routes and airspace to avoid other aircraft along the same routes.
Some aircraft use GPS and VHF omni directional radio range (VOR) is a type of short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine their position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons.
ILS (instrument landing system) in this situation in the video, along with the pilots manual flying skills is what bring this Boeing 777 safely to the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Quite the skills i would say !

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