precautionary landing
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precautionary landing
A landing either on land or water made as a precaution when in the judgment of responsible persons a hazard exists in continuing the flight.
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A Navy helicopter engaged in the search and retrieval operations had to make aprecautionary landing due to poor lighting conditions that made operating in the night hazardous.
KABUL (PAN): An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter made aprecautionary landing in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the NATO-led force said.
Jolly 12 flew at an airspeed and altitude to ensure the ability to auto rotate to a safeprecautionary landing if required.
Yesterday, a Super Puma EC225, the same model as the one that ditched in the North Sea six weeks ago, was forced to make a "precautionary landing".
Enrichening the mixture, reducing the power, and even aprecautionary landing may be in order.
The aircraft, carrying a crew of 12, made theprecautionary landing after being struck at about 12.30pm.
Flight Lt Cook had been forced to make aprecautionary landing in the Mark 2 before the accident, he said.
A Delta Air Lines MD-11 aircraft made aprecautionary landing at an old military runway near Cold Bay on 23 March.
Summary: Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Indian ArmyaACAOs Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-built Rudra chopper made aprecautionary landing near Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Pilot made aprecautionary landing due to a rough-running engine.
"It transpires that an RAF training helicopter from RAF Valley safely completed aprecautionary landing in Snowdonia this afternoon following a technical issue.
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