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ILS
Instrument Landing System
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08/how-ils-system-work.html
The radio signal that lines up the airplane with the runway is called the
Localizer.
The radio signal that keeps the aircraft descending at a safe angle is
called the Glideslope.
Horizontally focused
Glideslope Antenna
The categories are based on ceiling and visibility at the airport when
the airplane arrives.
Decision Height (DH) Runway Visual Range (RVR).
Category I is a DH of 200 feet and an RVR of 2400 feet.
Category II is a DH of 100 feet and an RVR of 1200 feet
Category IIIa is a DH of 100 feet and an RVR of 700 feet.
Category IIIb is a DH of 100 feet and an RVR of 150 feet.
Category IIIc is “0/0”, no visibility, and currently there are no Cat IIIc
airports in the US.
Textbook page 69
ILS Components
The ILS components consist of a Localizer,
Glideslope and Marker Beacon System.
Textbook page 71
Glideslope
Above On Below
glidepath glidepath glidepath
Textbook page 72
Glideslope
The glideslope signal provides
vertical guidance.
Textbook page 72
Marker Beacon
Textbook page 75
Marker Beacon
The Marker Beacon receiver is
fixed-tuned to 75MHz.
Textbook page 74
Review Q & A Chapter 10 ILS
10.1 Name 3 markers along an ILS.
Answer: Outer, Middle and Inner
10.2 How is RVR (Runway Visual Range) measured on an ILS runway?
Answer: In miles.
10.3 Name the Categories of ILS.
Answer: I,II, IIIa, b, c
10.4 What component of ILS provides an extended centerline of the runway?
Answer: Localizer
10.5 Name the ILS component that provides vertical guidance to the runway.
Answer: Glideslope
10.6 How many channels are allocated to localizers?
Answer: 40
10.7 The localizer frequency is selected on the ______ receiver.
Answer: VOR (General Aviation) or VHF Nav (Commercial)
10.8 The frequencies of the 2 audio tones that provide left-right guidance on a localizer are ____ and
____.
Answer: 90Hz and 150Hz
10.9 when a localizer frequency is selected on the VOR receiver, the indicator needle becomes
____times more sensitive than for VOR navigation.
Answer: 4
10.10 The frequencies of the 2 audio tones that provide up-and-down guidance on a glideslope are
____and___.
Answer: 90Hz and 150Hz
10.11 The compass locator of an ILS is received on the _______.
Answer: ADF
10.12 How are the glideslope receiver frequencies selected?
Answer: Through the VOR or VHF Nav control panel.
10.13. What is the frequency for all marker beacon receivers?
Answer: 75MHz