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Originally Posted by EatSleepFly  It should never be intercepted from above. That can result in a false glideslope (although I've tried many times on visual approaches, and have never been able to get one). |
I agree--the altitude you intercept it at is [almost] irrelevant, and that it's intercepting from above that can get you. We got a false glideslope on a visual at Bakersfield on Friday--it was pretty impressive how accurate it looked for a little while (disclaimer: we were visual and way far out).
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This only works if:
1.) You're cleared for the approach,
2.) There aren't any maximum or mandatory altitudes on any of the stepdowns, and
3.) You are intercepting the GS from below
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I agree with this as well--I always try to get on the glideslope as far out as is logical to get things stabilized, but there's approaches out there with multiple stepdowns where following the glideslope can put you below minimum altitudes at stepdowns. Some of the ILS's into LAX can do this to you.