middle markers

A form of middle marker — A type of marker beacon placed to indicate the missed approach point of a Category I ILS or IGS approach (typically the point at which the glideslope descends through 200 feet AGL), triggering a continuous visual and aural sequence of alternating Morse code dots and dashes from the marker beacon receiver in the cockpit of an aircraft flying over the marker.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of middle marker
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