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"Newps" wrote in message =
... =20 "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... I suspect it has to do with the location of the antenna. I don't = they they are all located in exactly the same spot WRT to the runway. =20 The glideslopes are as they are all positioned to bring you to the = same spot on every runway. The localizer is sited so it is a certain width at = the approach end of the runway, therefore they will move the localizer = antenna closer to or farther away from the departure end of the runway to = achieve that. =20 By far the most impressive localizer antenna I've ever seen is on the top of Aspen Mountain, aimed out across the Pitkin County = Airport and the valley beyond to the northwest. It's an array of, I think, sixteen rugged Yagis over an expanded-metal = screen. However, I doubt that localizer course width at any threshold was a = factor in the design of this particular installation. It's for missed = approaches only. ---JRC--- |
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