AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  G1000 no 3 letter identifier on ILS. Why?          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Instrument Flight Rules View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message STICKMONKE Guest Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:11 am    Post subject: G1000 no 3 letter identifier on ILS. Why? The other day I flew an ILS into KCNO. The G1000 did not decode the Morse code and the 3 letter identifier did not appear. I was not in IMC and I did not manually listen to the Morse code. The ATIS did not indicate a problem. The localizer and glide slope appeared good. My question. What are some of the reasons to explain why I did not receive a 3 letter code? In actual IMC, if I did not receive a 3 letter code, I would have manually checked the Morse code. I know some probably always manually check the Morse code. Any comments are appreciated. Back to top Ron Natalie Guest Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:03 pm    Post subject: Re: G1000 no 3 letter identifier on ILS. Why? STICKMONKE wrote: Quote: The other day I flew an ILS into KCNO. The G1000 did not decode the Morse code and the 3 letter identifier did not appear. I was not in IMC and I did not manually listen to the Morse code. The ATIS did not indicate a problem. The localizer and glide slope appeared good. My question. What are some of the reasons to explain why I did not receive a 3 letter code? In actual IMC, if I did not receive a 3 letter code, I would have manually checked the Morse code. I know some probably always manually check the Morse code. Any comments are appreciated. First off, if you are receiving a three-letter ID on a US based ILS, check the frequency you've dialed in carefully. It should be 4 letters. All ILS ID's begin with I followed by three letters. Never trust a NAVAID that's not identing. There was a plane that crashed into a mountain on approach to KSHD and the NTSB conjecture was that they were nicely tracking the nearby Montebello VOR rather than the localizer. Fortunately, the GNS480 (and most likely the 1000) won't let you make that mistake. It bleeps at you to switch to the localizer if you don't select the right frequency AND switch the HSI to use it. Back to top Robert M. Gary Guest Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:04 pm    Post subject: Re: G1000 no 3 letter identifier on ILS. Why? On Apr 29, 5:03 am, Ron Natalie <r...@spamcop.net> wrote: Quote: STICKMONKE wrote: The other day I flew an ILS into KCNO. The G1000 did not decode the Morse code and the 3 letter identifier did not appear. I was not in IMC and I did not manually listen to the Morse code. The ATIS did not indicate a problem. The localizer and glide slope appeared good. My question. What are some of the reasons to explain why I did not receive a 3 letter code? In actual IMC, if I did not receive a 3 letter code, I would have manually checked the Morse code. I know some probably always manually check the Morse code. Any comments are appreciated. First off, if you are receiving a three-letter ID on a US based ILS, check the frequency you've dialed in carefully. OP is flying a G1000, no freq dialed at all, you never need to touch the nav freq or the OBS in the G1000. -Robert Back to top Robert M. Gary Guest Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: G1000 no 3 letter identifier on ILS. Why? On Apr 28, 7:51 pm, "STICKMONKE" <STICKMON...@AOL.COM> wrote: Quote: The other day I flew an ILS into KCNO. The G1000 did not decode the Morse code and the 3 letter identifier did not appear. I was not in IMC and I did not manually listen to the Morse code. The ATIS did not indicate a problem. The localizer and glide slope appeared good. My question. What are some of the reasons to explain why I did not receive a 3 letter code? In actual IMC, if I did not receive a 3 letter code, I would have manually checked the Morse code. I know some probably always manually check the Morse code. Any comments are appreciated. I never check the code manually in the G1000. Not sure why the ID did not appear though. Perhaps the transmission of the code was weak?? May want to try that same ILS again. Maybe it was a bug in the G1000. We've found several small issues, most of which Garmin has issued fixes for. If you can reproduce it, Garmin will take a look at it, they're pretty responsive. -Robert Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Instrument Flight Rules All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Aviation----------------alt.aviationAviation safety EnhancementPlanes, gliders and flying in AustraliaAviation et pilotage (Français)rec.aviationAviation (Aerobatics)Hot air, gas balloons and airshipsHang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched flightAircraft Design & BuildingInstrument Flight RulesAviation (Classifieds)Military AircraftNaval AviationAviation (Miscellaneous Topics)Owning AirplanesAviators (General Discussions)Aviation related productsAircraft RestorationHelicopters and rotary wing aircraftsFlight SimulationSailplanesAviation (Students)Light aircraftFlying related activities in the UK Airports----------------alt.airportsEdinburgh Airport Glasgow Airport Humberside Airport Luton Airport Aberdeen Airport Glasgow Prestwick Airport  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.