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crossing tracks

crossing tracks

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crossing tracks
An expression used in the application of aircraft separation, indicating tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 45° to 135° inclusive.
crossover
i. A condition in which helicopter rotor blades track on the ground and in hover, but one blade flies higher than the other in flight.
ii. The action of an aircraft laterally passing over the top of another aircraft. It is a basic tactical maneuver when a formation is turning through approximately 90°.
iii. The action of an aircraft laterally passing over a target sleeve or banner.
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Managing director Seamus Egan said complacent people are "gambling" with their lives when crossing tracks in Dublin.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Sep 07 (ANI): The Indian Railways' initiative 'Plan Bee' to prevent trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks has turned out to be successful.
2012 - Fifty people, mostly children, are killed when a train slams into a school bus as it was crossing tracks in a city south of Cairo.
The recommendations include the installation of extra barrier gates for vehicles and pedestrians, and street medians, all of which are intended to prevent vehicles or pedestrians from crossing tracks while trains are moving through the crossings.
A Northern Rail train can be seen crossing tracks on the High Level bridge." Robert has captured many of the region's landmarks, views along the Tyne, and much more.
Paths crossing tracks crossing paths led to more confusion and I ended up taking one more wrong turn which added another unnecessary hour.
The Saharsa- Patna Rajyarani Superfast Express ran over a group of pilgrims while they were crossing tracks at the Dhamara Ghat station, about 170 km from Patna, killing 37 of them and injuring more than 20, officials said.
The officer had assessed the crossing as a vulnerable spot and sent out Trooper Michael Wilkes with a Vallon metal detector to check the crossing tracks for IEDs, but nothing was found.
In the last year 50 people were killed and hundreds injured on railways doing things like playing 'chicken' with trains or crossing tracks for short cuts.
Keep following the red marks, crossing tracks, until eventually coming out at Llyn Elsi.
Keep eyes peeled for the black and white posts as there are many other crossing tracks back to the car park.
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