Lateral guidance without a glideslope

Identify the procedure

Review course, restrictions and minimums.

Check the published localizer approach and its final approach course, altitude restrictions, minimums and missed approach.

Set up the guidance

Check the navigation source and course against the chart. If using the radio localizer, tune and identify the appropriate NAV receiver.

Plan the vertical profile

Localizer alone does not supply a glideslope.

A localizer alone provides lateral guidance. Determine the approved vertical technique and altitude constraints for the selected simulated procedure.

Arm the appropriate mode

The FSS lateral-mode page describes radio LOC selection through APP or NAV. Its approach-types table instead lists an FMS-guided localizer workflow with magenta needles and NAV. Check the source and actual modes in your build; do not mix the two setups.

Monitor both axes

Check lateral capture and maintain the intended vertical path using the appropriate selected guidance. Watch altitude, speed, thrust and position.

DA or MDA

Use the chart and go around if required.

Use the applicable chart and simulator procedure; go around if the approach cannot continue safely or the required references are not established.

The FSS approach-types table gives particular rounding guidance for localizer minimums. Treat that as a documented FSS workflow to verify for the chart and build, not a universal real-world rule. ^[157]