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ground controlled approaches

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ground-con⋅trolled approach

  [ground-kuhn-trohld]
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–noun Aeronautics.
a system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. Abbreviation: GCA
Also, ground-con⋅trol approach.

Origin:
1940–45
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