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Old 2nd Sep 2000, 06:24
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The ILS is made up of two signals - a Localiser beam (LLZ) for azimuth (left and right guidance) and a Glide slope (GS) beam for slope (up and down) guidance. From memory the old Cat I standard was for the LLZ beam to be a set width in terms of angle form the transmitter, which is located at the far end of the runway. The new (?) or Cat II+ standard is for the beam to be a certain width at the threshold.

What this means is that on long runways the LLZ beam is narrower (read: harder to capture & fly) than on narrow runways. Some GS beams are also steeper than the standard 3° slope as well.
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