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Glide slope

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n.1.(Aeronautics) the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip; also called glide path.
2.The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip.
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Noun1.Glide slopeglide slope - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
air lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"

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Upon intercepting the red/amber interface on the stabilized glide slope indicator (SGSI) at .
In the final phase of the simulations, the test team forced errors in the glide slope, speed and line-up to see how quickly the aircraft could make corrections, officials said.
The project included construction of a new 75-foot-wide concrete taxiway with asphalt shoulder, taxiway edge and centerline lighting, lighting vault modifications, and the relocation of a Federal Aviation Administration's glide slope facility and a security airfield vehicle checkpoint.
 
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