Set up an ILS approach
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The G1000 checks every knob, softkey and entry as you make it, and tells you when something was accepted but wrong.
Step-by-step: Set up an ILS approach
- Make the localizer 110.30 the active NAV frequency (swap it up from standby).
ILS localizers live in the 108.10–111.95 MHz band on odd tenths.
- Switch the CDI source to NAV1 (the localizer).
Switching to LOC drops the autopilot lateral mode to ROL until you re-arm a mode. It also has to come first: on GPS the unit sets the course pointer itself and the CRS knob does not move it.
- Set the course (CRS) to 040° — the final approach course.
The course pointer must match the published final approach course for the deviation bar to make sense. On a VOR or localizer source the CRS knob is yours to set.
- Arm APR mode to capture the localizer and glideslope.
APR is the approach mode — it flies the ILS down to minimums.
Background reading
- GuideHow to Fly an ILS Approach in MSFS 2024: From Setup to Touchdown
Set up and fly an ILS approach in MSFS 2024 — Fenix A320, PMDG 737 and Cessna 172, from reading the plate to autopilot and hand-flown touchdown.
- GuideHow to Read Approach Plates and Charts: A Flight Simmer's Guide
Decode Jeppesen and FAA approach plates, SID/STAR charts and airport diagrams for MSFS 2024 — the symbols, altitudes and procedures that matter.
- GuideHow to Land with No ILS in MSFS 2024: Visual Approaches for Airliner Pilots
Fly a visual approach in MSFS 2024 with no ILS — PAPI lights, the 3-to-1 rule, pattern entries, and hand-flying the Fenix A320 and PMDG 737.