It uses standard localizer and glide slope frequencies. The ground equipment consists of a transponder interrogator, ILS frequency transmitters, and sensor arrays for detecting lateral and ...

The East London airport is busy replacing its damaged glide slope equipment, which resulted in South African Airways (SAA) cancelling flights on Sunday (21 April) in the rainy weather. It is part ...

In cloudy weather when the visibility is worse, pilots can use different equipment to guide them ... guiding the aircraft laterally, and a glide slope transmitter that provides a signal that ...

Yes, there is a glide slope, or the proper path for an aircraft preparing to land, but the plane might not have reached it 8 miles out. In many cases, the final approach fix is captured closer ...