flight director

English

Noun

flight director (plural flight directors)

  1. (aviation) A system of a narrow horizontal and vertical bar overlaid on an aircraft's attitude indicator; the bars deflect to provide guidance as to the pitch and roll inputs required to maintain the desired flightpath.
  2. (space travel) A senior ground controller.
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