Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Full scale deflection of a CDI all the way to its maximum range should only be AT MAXIMUM three degrees to the right or left of centerline. At the reported half mile visibility this aircraft should have been AT MOST 136 feet off the centerline. At the MDA for a localizer approach at PQI being 70 feet to either side of the centerline of the 150 foot wide runway ought to have given a full scale needle deflection.
If anyone is seriously saying that they ROUTINELY experience a lateral deviation of 100 feet at the mins they are either full scale deviation and ought to be going around or they are flying an aircraft that has instrumentation that is seriously out of tolerances and needs to be written up.
Of course it's a write up and an asap after the underwear is cleaned. And yes no the error that had been seen on our fleet is loc has zero deflection and we are breaking out not aligned... I can't speak for c5s fleet. This is being investigated for us. Wr also have a problem where the loc cdi swings right and left full scale throughout the approach.