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blind landing

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Noun1.blind landing - using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
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blind landing
n (Aviat) → Blindlandung f


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12th (458 yards, par 4): This slight dogleg left calls for a precision long drive to a blind landing area to take full advantage of the right-to-left slope of the fairway.
00 Hardcover TL711 In the early years of aviation, pilots were frequently forced to make blind landings due to inclement weather, a problem that led to proposals for a dizzying array of technological solutions from the suspension of lit balloons over airfields to the use of high-powered X- rays as guidance beams.
Another fun hole to drive is the 310-yard, par-4 13th, which requires an uphill tee shot to a blind landing area on a fairway bordered by thick trees.
 
 
 
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