Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Watch as I fly the ILS approach into Santa Rosa (KSTS), starting on the downwind and using all available equipment.

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📝 Contents
0:00 - Flight Chapters in Ground School
02:15 - ILS 32 approach into Santa Rosa
05:32 - Thinking in front of the airplane
06:31 - Established on the approach / Known power settings
08:05 - Bearing Pointer Navigation / Flow check
09:40 - Contacting Tower
11:40 - Descent flow check
13:15 - Capturing the glide path
16:20 - Approaching minimums
17:37 - Wrap up
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