contact flight

British  

noun

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

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

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Example Sentences

Traditional shuttlecocks are made of 16 duck or goose feathers - each taken from the same wing to give the correct flight and spin as feathers from different wings curve differently.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The truckloads of equipment the Dodgers travel with has to be specifically sorted and loaded onto the correct flight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

An airline worker takes the bag at the check-in counter and passes it to the Transportation Security Administration, which then sends it to the airline’s bag room to be distributed to the correct flight.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2012

What we have to worry about is the logistics of getting the correct meal on the correct flight, on the right trays, into the right galley, at the right time.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2012

This would analyze the correct flight path for the recovery missile, which would magnetically seize the returning traveler from Jupiter and bring it safely home.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles