How do you read a Glideslope indicator?
How do you read a Glideslope indicator? Below the glide path is indicated by red, on the glide path is indicated by green, and above the glide path is indicated by amber. When descending below the glide path, there is a small area of dark amber. Pilots should not mistake this area for an “above the glide path” indication.
What is the glideslope warning?
When the crew is making an instrument landing system?ILS?approach, mode 5 announces ?Glide slope? if the aircraft has deviated below a safe flight path to the runway. Another operating mode calls out altitudes during descent, and the last warns of significant wind shear.
What if you lose the glideslope on an ILS?
The glide slope and localizer are very precise. They define a small area a few feet wide and high at the runway's approach end. The localizer is just as precise without the glideslope, so you fly it and descend to the higher MDA, and go around for another try or go to your alternate if you can't see the runway.
What is the difference between glideslope and ILS?
An Instrument Landing System is a precision runway approach aid employing two radio beams to provide pilots with vertical and horizontal guidance during the landing approach. The localiser (LOC)provides azimuth guidance, while the glideslope (GS) defines the correct vertical descent profile.