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GPS-Guided Landings Begin for Airline

Posted April 07, 2010 10:06 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

Enjoyed that smooth landing? Well, your pilot may have had a little help. This week, Southwest Airlines, which flies more passengers worldwide than any other carrier, began satellite-assisted runway approaches, part of an ongoing effort to upgrade the nation's skyways in a project known as NextGen.

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Re: GPS-Guided Landings Begin for Airline

04/07/2010 1:46 PM

Pilot: "Tower, TWA204 requesting approach".

Tower: "TWA204, decend to 3000, turn right 3/10 mile onto Euclid Ave. Stay in right lane."

Pilot: Roger, Tower...wait, what?
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04/08/2010 12:58 AM

Are you from "my neck of the woods"?

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=wilmington%20nc%20euclid%20ave

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04/08/2010 10:51 AM

"You missed Sweetwater Road"
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