Marker Beacons
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I have to test the marker beacon receiver on an aircraft for a foreign customer. I can't find any in the Pacific Northwest except for a lonely inner marker (IM) on the ILS for RWY 16R at SeaTac. Are they all gone from North America? I know Canada doesn't have any and it makes me wonder why anybody installs the receivers any more.
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I am pretty sure Tacoma Narrows still has marker beacons. I shot an approach to check my beacon receiver last summer.
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A quick check on Foreflight on the approaches for various PNW airports: Sea-Tac has 2 inner markers, Arlington and Tacoma Narrows have outer markers. Couldn't find any quickly that have middle markers.
I have no doubt that there's a publication somewhere which lists the various marker beacons.
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I'd think there would be a few in your neck of the woods. Don't know but we have em here in TX. One at KAFW on the ILS 16. It's only an IM
Edit to add: just a quick look shows KAWO has an LOM on the LOC 34 approach
Also there's an OM at TIW on the ILS 17
Hope this helps
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Try McChord Field (KTCM) you can do approaches there and GRF no problem. They would actually love to give you a PAR over at GRF! They have currency. Most the time you can get an approach in for McChord if you just ask. if there is a heavy around then they may not let you, doesn't hurt to ask!
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Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:02 pm
If your up in BC....
Might be cheaper to fly over to CYVR Vancouver and go to a Avionics shop. They will test and sign it off in the logbook.
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