This has reminded me of this discussion also.
Remember, you are allowed to use more than a rate one turn to intercept if necessary. Up to 30°AoB is perfectly acceptable, even in a skills test.
@Peter on that day there was also talk about “base leg” on the radio. I had never heard that before. Would have to listen to the recording again for more details. Interesting to see all the nuances that seem to exist …
Well, “turn left 130, base leg” very very directly implies that you are supposed to intercept the localiser, so if you don’t hear “cleared for the XXX ILS” that is rather below the belt, and that is exactly what I got going into Annecy, right here
The magenta line is the LOC – when flying an ILS I set up the GPS in OBS mode, inbound runway bearing, for monitoring only, so I can see where to expect the LOC to be.
Well, “turn left 130, base leg” very very directly implies that you are supposed to intercept the localiser, so if you don’t hear “cleared for the XXX ILS” that is rather below the belt
“Turn left 130, base leg” is not a clearance to intercept the ILS. It’s a situational awareness call. “I’ll be turning you in soon, so get the checks done”, sort of call.
Base leg is meant to tell you that you should expect to be turned onto the localiser next. I have had several times when I am on “base leg” but then get turned back outbound due to faster/slower traffic.
