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contact flight

Aircraft navigation by visual observation of the horizon or of landmarks. Also called contact flying.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

contact flight

1. (Aeronautics) a flight in which the pilot remains in sight of land or water

2. (Navigation) air navigation by observation of prominent landmarks, beacons, etc

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