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Aviation => Pilot/Controller Forum => Topic started by: uncleurkel on November 01, 2011, 03:28:47 PM

Title: General question
Post by: uncleurkel on November 01, 2011, 03:28:47 PM
I fly Flight Sim X and I noticed both on the game and while listening on here, the ATC tells the plane something about a Localizer. What is a Localizer?
Title: Re: General question
Post by: Fryy/Avocadoflight on November 01, 2011, 04:40:08 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localizer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system
Title: Re: General question
Post by: derekjackson on November 01, 2011, 05:24:04 PM
Short and simple answer: the localizer gives out a signal that guides airplanes to the centre of a runway.