Help on NDB's

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote]And yes Brett, once upon the NDB as an ILS marker was common, and there is nothing more comforting than seeing that needle swing and know you are in the funnel.

I did my initial Instrument Rating in a C172 and in those days the nearest ILS was at Sydney International.

[Dr.bob7]

i read that is rare (not very) but doors will pop open the book says its more of an annoyance and a "chart killer" and really time consuming cause you gotta turn around and land or find the nearest airfield

[macca22au]

Oh dear yes... a door popping in a well used plane was infrequent, but happened often enough to develop some coping techniques.

It's the noise more than anything. And the flying charts.

In IMC on the ILS no choice but fly to a landing.   In clear air a good full bodied side-slip sometimes provided enough 'free' air to close the door properly.