| 21. | Pilots were notified July 7 that the glide slope equipment at Guam would be down for maintenance until Sept . 12.
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| 22. | As well, the flight crew attempted to stabilize the approach while allowing the plane to fly below the instrument glide slope.
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| 23. | The ground-controlled approach was normal until the aircraft was seen on the precision approach radar suddenly descending below the glide slope.
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| 24. | Preparing for the approach, the captain told his first officer and flight engineer, " The localizer glide slope is out ."
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| 25. | After the last stop at B�rnova, the train reached the glide slope at Ciurea station, just a few kilometers from Iai.
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| 26. | The airport's " glide slope " _ which helps guide the pilot to the runway _ was out for regular maintenance.
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| 27. | A first publication on this subject is given in " Frangible design of instrument landing system / glide slope towers ".
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| 28. | The Guam airport did not have a working glide slope that night because it had been taken out of service for maintenance.
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| 29. | When the glide slope indicator is not available and pilots cannot clearly see the runway, they usually descend in a stair-step pattern.
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| 30. | Although the localiser signal would be present throughout the landing, the glide slope had to be disregarded before touchdown in any event.
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