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cross-check

i. A call made by one crewmember or a controller to another crewmember to recheck or confirm a certain state or condition.
ii. The act of checking independent flight instruments for agreement or discrepancy, to confirm indications, or to detect the failure of one or more instruments.
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As a general rule, any safety cross-check should be proportional to the hazard.
If you cross-check to the head you should expect that.
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Naturally, we will cross-check our database and put these bans in place.
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Visualize an approach: You cross the FAF, extend the gear, cross-check the altimeter against the crossing altitude on the approach chart, and, because you've set the correct power setting, the aircraft starts to descend at the predetermined descent rate.
ORAC is also researching the possible use of DNA testing as a cross-check on family re-unification cases.
The system, once installed, will be able to cross-check surveillance camera footage with criminal 'mugshots'.
She told a fatal accident inquiry she should have taken another nurse with her for a drugs safety cross-check but her colleagues were busy.
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