ground controller

collocation in English

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ground
noun
uk
/ɡraʊnd/us
/ɡraʊnd/
the surface of ...
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controller
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtrəʊ.lər/us
/kənˈtroʊ.lɚ/
a device used to operate or control a machine, a computer ...
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(Definition ofgroundandcontrollerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One facet of that accident was that an aeroplane came down below the safety height and informed thegroundcontrollerthat it was doing so.
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Is he not also aware that he has left the position about thegroundcontrollersomewhat vague?
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The usual method is thegroundcontrollerand the interceptor's aircrew talk to each other.
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Thegroundcontrolleron duty gave permission and proceeded to fall asleep soon after, in the process forgetting to switch on the runway occupied warning.
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Thegroundcontrolleron duty, who was 23 years old, was new.
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The single approach beam along which the bomber tracked was monitored by agroundcontroller.
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Both thegroundcontrollerand secondary controller should have been able to see the runway, but the former was asleep, and the latter was absent due to staff shortages.
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The spacecraft achieved the correct orbit but over the next few days ground controllers were unable to establish communication with the satellite.
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Surely the day has come when very much greater powers have to be put into the hands of ground controllers than they have at the moment.
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Since pilots operated under centralized control, ground controllers were never able to familiarize themselves with pilots, and requests were not processed quickly.
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The ground controllers moved to an alternate plan to fire the descent engine manually two more times.
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Inside the orbiter, all six astronauts performed checks with ground controllers to verify that communications links work properly.
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Armed with this information, ground controllers guided pursuit aircraft to the objective.
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The pilot was helping train ground controllers to pilot drones by remote control.
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Thus ground controllers can not give real-time instructions for daily operations or for unexpected events.
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This can cause spacecraft to lose their orientation, which is critical if ground controllers are to maintain control.
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The exercise focuses on close air support functions where ground controllers direct air strikes on moving and stationary ground targets.
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Ground controllers turned on a spacecraft command applying high voltage to the scientific experiments for calibration purposes.
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When there was sufficient velocity to assure the achievement of the target altitude, as predicted by the navigational system, the ground controllers recommended that the pilot abort the burn.
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The planes did not have to fly the beam, ground controllers would plot the position of the plane and give instructions over radio to correct their path.
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