Precision Approaches Crucial To Landing Safety, Study Shows
It appears to be about five times riskier to fly a commercial transport in a non-precision approach - as did the U.S. Air Force CT-43A VIP transport aircraft that crashed April 3 in Croatia, killing Commerce Secretary Ron Brown - than in a precision approach, researchers said in a report made public...
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