What is the glide path in ILS?
What is the glide path in ILS? In aviation, instrument landing system glide path, commonly referred to as a glide path (G/P) or glide slope (G/S), is 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.
Can you land without ILS?
It is only possible to automatically land at an airport equipped with a suitable ILS. In short, no ILS, no automatic landing.
How is glide path calculated?
It is very simple. You can get your distance on a 3 degree glide by multiplying the altitude by distance. For example, if you want to know what your distance is at 3000 ft, just divide the altitude by 1000 and then multiply the number you get by 3. In this case (3 × 3) = 9 nm.
How far out can you intercept ILS?
In general for the ILS, the glideslope intercept will be at the approximate position of the outer marker or 4-7 miles from the threshold.