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Threshold crossing height (TCH)

Definitions

  • The theoretical height above the runway threshold at which the aircraft’s glideslope antenna would be if the aircraft maintained the trajectory established by the mean ILS glideslope or MLS glidepath.

References

  • Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
    Federal Aviation Administration · 2023