What does localiser mean??? ATC say it 2 d pilot.....?

Question

the ATC says ".....until established on the localiser" ....??? no STUPID answers plzzz

Answer 1

the localiser is the part of a ils which allows the aircraft to line up with the centreline of the runway. once established on the localiser (typically 12-15 miles from the runway) the aircraft just needs to follow it all the way to the runway. incidentally the other part is the glideslope which keeps the plane on a typically 3 degree descent profile to the threshold of the runway.

Answer 2

A localizer is a navigational instrument in the cockpit of an aircraft to be consulted always by the pilot specifically when flying over the vicinity of an airport.

Answer 3

There is a piece of equipment at many commercial airports called an ILS (Instrument Landing System).  It provides both lateral (localizer) and verticle (glide slope) navigation.

For the approach, ATC will give the pilot a heading and an altitude and the instruction you heard was for the pilot to maintain a certain altitude until they have "captured" the localizer.  In most situations, the localizer will put the aircraft on the heading of the runway.

I hope this answers your question.