Made by the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War, PENETRATION AND LOW APPROACH PROCEDURES FOR JET AIRCRAFT was shown to pilots to explain the techniques used to make instrument approaches to runways in situations where there is low visibility. The start of the film shows a Lockheed T-33 jet performing a training mission. At 1:32, the mission encounters overcast and zero visibility weather during landing. The film then explains how all runways have standard, automatic radar and other features that can help make a safe landing in these conditions possible. At 3:20 an air crew studies Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) handbooks and boards their T-33. Through animation and narration, the film explains the various standardized procedures used for IFR landing. At 13:24 the instrument panel is shown, with the narrator discussing how the pilot must be making sound judgements about the plane’s altitude, position, and attitude during IFR landings. At 13:40 an F-89 Scorpion is shown on approach, to compare to the T-33.

At 14:10 the narrator discusses “low speed penetration” and “high speed penetration” and compares the two. High speed penetration is used primarily for turbulent conditions.

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