Glideslope (GS)

Definitions

• Part of the ILS that projects a radio beam upward at an angle of approximately 3° from the approach end of an instrument runway. The glideslope provides vertical guidance to aircraft on the final approach course for the aircraft to follow when making
• Part of the ILS that projects a radio beam upward at an angle of approximately 3° from the approach end of an instrument runway. The glideslope provides vertical guidance to aircraft on the final approach course for the aircraft to follow when making an ILS approach along the localizer path.

References

• Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
• Instrument Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2014