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Noun Concept
Categories: Flight phases, Air traffic control
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traffic pattern  approach pattern  pattern  airfield traffic pattern  Approach slope
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The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport WordNet 3.0
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The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An airfield traffic pattern is a standard path followed by aircraft when taking off or landing while maintaining visual contact with the airfield. Wikipedia
The traffic flow immediately surrounding a runway Wikipedia Disambiguation
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The traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet