Ground-controlled approach
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ground-controlled-approach-180-928438
title:
Ground-controlled approach
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In aviation, a ground-controlled approach (GCA) is a type of service provided by air-traffic controllers whereby they guide aircraft to a safe landing, including in adverse weather conditions, based on primary radar images. Most commonly, a GCA uses information from either a precision approach radar or an airport surveillance radar. The term GCA may refer to any type of ground radar guided approach such as a PAR, PAR without glideslope or ASR. When both vertical and horizontal guidance from the
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Type of service provided by air-traffic controllers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-controlled_approach
date created:
2006-12-20T21:04:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:28:47Z
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