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This is a really silly and dummy question,and i been shame to ask,and today i decided to ask ?what does back course buttom do??

If you want to land the opposite way on a runway to the ILS beam direction for some reason, wind direction maybe... you can track the ILS localiser from the opposite end. (back end). It is a bit awkward as you have to use the opposite movements on the stick to follow the localiser ie..fly left when you would normally fly right to keep on track. I guess the BC button on the AP lets you lock onto this backcourse under autopilot   Unfortunately there is no glide slope to follow so that makes it even more tricky especially in poor visibilty

Have a go....you can ONLY kill yourself and all the paying passengers

Have a go....you can ONLY kill yourself and all the paying passengers

...lol

thanks a lot commoner

That is funny.... I was going to answer the last nine holes at a golf course.  It wouldn't be much different, my swing usually changes from left to right on the back course.

About the course line being on the wrong side.

Say you're landing on the 'back course' of runway 27, 270 degrees - therefore, landing on Runway 9, 90 degrees - what you DON't do is set the course on the VOR to 90 degrees.

Check Hal Stoen's stoneworks.com
Localizer Backcourse by Hal Stoen

bill

Sorry nav... maybe I thought that went without saying

So I assume BC is some like backward mode aproach on ILS isn't it?

Lots of runways have ils frequencies at both ends but this bc mode allows you to approach from either direction on runways that don't... well that's how I use it and it works just fine.....so ..yes I guess you have it there allrot. Set up an ILS approach as normal, then fly round to the other end and put the ap in bc (or rev I think it is in the cessna), and watch the needle and runway line up. just control your descent.

thanks a lot fellows

I always fly my approaches by hand

I always fly my approaches by hand

Yeah with your old bush planes, you really don't have a choice  ;)  ::)