Sentence examples for controllers on the ground from inspiring English sources

While airline pilots are directed and guided by controllers on the ground, sea captains are considered to be in complete control.

The telescope controllers on the ground quickly determined that the antenna was still working fine.

Flight controllers on the ground did not even wake them up.

Inside, they are linked by satellite communications to an airborne Reaper and British army controllers on the ground.

Two astronauts on the international space station orbiting some 250 miles overhead are continuing to work and are able to talk to mission controllers on the ground.

Even if unoccupied, the space station can be operated by controllers on the ground indefinitely and would not be in immediate danger of falling out of orbit.

The photos and stills, marked "top secret" are of varying quality because of difficulty descrambling encrypted communications between the aircraft, satellite and controllers on the ground.

Pilots from many countries and with many native languages needed to communicate with each other and with controllers on the ground.

They also employ geostationary relay satellites for continuous communication with mission controllers on the ground and satellite-based positioning systems for navigation.

"Soon the FAA will require that every plane have a GPS receiver transmitting its position to air traffic controllers on the ground," warned Cerruti.

The helicopters are monitored as they fly autonomously to a forward operating base, where a marine controller on the ground takes over using a portable device to direct the drop.