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Microwave landing system (MLS)
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Microwave landing system (MLS). A precision instrument approach system operating in the microwave spectrum which normally consists of an azimuth station, elevation station, and precision distance measuring equipment.

(See MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM.)
(See PRECISION APPROACH RADAR.)
PRECISION APPROACH RADAR- Radar equipment in some ATC facilities operated by the FAA and/or the military services at joint-use civil/military locations and separate military ...

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Microwave Landing System
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A transponder which does not give the controllers altitude information ...

MLS - microwave landing system. A microwave-based instrument approach system intended to replace ILS in the 1990s and claimed to offer a number of advantages such as the ability to fly segmented and curved precision approaches.

MLS.
Microwave Landing System
Mode.
A selection of one of several alternatives, such as guidance mode (VOR, TACAN, or Waypoint), or navigation mode (INS, Doppler, or dead reckoning) ...

-- a navigation system, originally for marine use, which utilizes timing differences between multiple low-frequency transmissions to provide accurate latitude/longitude position information, at best to within 50 feet MLS Microwave Landing System - ...

MLS - Microwave Landing System
PAR - Precision Approach Radar (Military)
GPS (with vertical navigation via WAAS or EGNOS) - Global Positioning System
LAAS - Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) for Global Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS) ...

See also: Flight, Landing, Aircraft, Report, Altitude

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