ILS critical area

[groundpointsix]

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ATC is charged with protecting the ILS critical area, not the pilot. You won't find anything in the FARs about holding short when an airplane is inside the outer marker because you have no idea where the airplanes are on approach.


This may be true, but at an uncontrolled field, you are to announce final app fix inbound. Is this to warn aircraft on the ground??

If I am at an uncontrolled airport, and I am taxiing out, and I hear an aircraft announce "Final app fix Inbound", I hold short of the ILS CRIT area. Not sure if this has anything to do with non-radar comp-reporting points or not.

Not sure, just some food for thought.

Technically you are only required to inform ATC of final approach fix inbound. An uncontrolled field is just that-- uncontrolled. You can call FAF inbound, but you have no guaruntee that Joe Dumbass isn't going to taxi out and take-off scud running. I agree that it's a good idea to hold at the ILS Hold Bars, but I wouldn't be expecting anyone else to while I'm flying the approach.