All 17 Uses of
approach
in
Outliers
- They would make a visual approach, the captain said.
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *approach = getting near
- At 01:42 and 19 seconds, the first officer said, "Let's make a missed approach," meaning, Let's pull up and make a large circle and try the landing again.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- The first officer added, "Not in sight, missed approach."
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- As the plane came in on its final approach, the pilots encountered severe wind shear.
Chpt 7 (definition 2) *approach = route (way to get somewhere)
- I had to find an approach, figure out if we could land there, figure out the performance parameters, and tell the company what we were doing.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- Trying to do an approach in bad weather, plus a heavy plane, plus an unfamiliar airport, that's not good.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- All planes, as they approach their destination, are by definition running out of fuel.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)approach = get near
- ATC: And Avianca zero-five-two heavy, ah, I'm gonna bring you about fifteen miles northeast and then turn you back onto the approach.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- "Normally that approach into Guam is not difficult," Brenner began.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- Well, they were cleared for what's called a V O R / D M E approach.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- And he says, 'We're doing a visual approach.'†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- The VOR is a beacon that sends out a signal that allows pilots to calculate their altitude as they approach an airport.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)approach = get near
- You have committed us to visual approach, with no backup plan, and the weather outside is terrible.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- At 1:42:19, the first officer says, "Let's make a missed approach.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- FIRST OFFICER: Not in sight, missed approach.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- She keeps trying and trying, one approach after another.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- I find that the problem with math education is the sink-orswim approach.†
Chpt 9 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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(2) (approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place