Glide Slope
๐ฉ๏ธglide slope of ILS is defined as a system of vertical guidance embodied in the Instrument Landing System which indicates the vertical deviation of the aircraft from its optimum path of descent.
๐ฉ๏ธA glide slope station uses an antenna array sited to one side of the runway touchdown zone. The GS signal is transmitted on a carrier signal.
๐ฉ๏ธThe centre of the glide slope signal is arranged to define a glide path of approximately 3ยฐ above horizontal (ground level). The beam is 1.4ยฐ deep (0.7ยฐ below the glide-path centre and 0.7ยฐ above).
๐ฉ๏ธThe pilot controls the aircraft so that the glide slope indicator remains centered on the display to ensure the aircraft is following the glide path to remain above obstructions and reach the runway at the proper touchdown point (it provides vertical guidance).
๐ฉ๏ธTwo signals are transmitted on one of 40 ILS channels. One is modulated at 90 Hz, the other at 150 Hz. These are transmitted from co-located antennas. Each antenna transmits a narrow beam.
๐ฉ๏ธLocalizer (LOC) and glide slope (G/S) carrier frequencies are paired so that the navigation radio automatically tunes the G/S frequency which corresponds to the selected LOC frequency. The LOC signal is in the 110 MHz range while the G/S signal is in the 330 MHz range.
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