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Refer to Figure 47. Which VASI illustration shows the aircraft ON the glidepath?
Choices
✓ A — the far (upper) bar red over the near (lower) bar white ("red over white")correct
On a two-bar VASI, red over white means on glidepath — "red over white, you're all right."
C — both bars white
Both bars white means above the glidepath (too high).
D — both bars red
Both bars red means below the glidepath (too low) — "red over red, you're dead."
B — white over red
White over red is not a normal two-bar VASI on-path indication.
Why
A two-bar VASI shows white over white when high, red over red when low, and red over white when on the glidepath. Illustration A (far bar red, near bar white) is the on-glidepath indication.
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