off course

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off course

A situation in which an aircraft has reported a position fix or is observed on radar at a point not on the ATC-approved (air traffic control approved) route of flight.

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In 2011 record numbers of juvenile Manx shearwaters were rescued by inspectors from the surf in Newgale and from gardens in Pembrokeshire after they were blown off course by strong winds.

Seabird rescued INWALES found in Brazil

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A Little Bird Blown Off Course was originally presented as part of the 2013 Blas Festival and is now a theatre/music cross over in this year's Celtic Connections festival.

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But he drifted off course and instead of flying about 100 miles north, he took off in the opposite direction flew across the Irish Sea and landed in Wendy Matthews' garden in Teignmouth, Devon.

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Gamestec, a leading player in the UK gaming and amusement machines sector, will supply 22 machines to eight Off Course shops in the West Midlands.

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From the moment he first really looks at a girl's body to when he experiences his first kiss, Larry's world is tilted off course.

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Martin Oldfield, 27, from Wallasey, crashed into a fence and suffered multiple leg injuries after his parachute was blown off course.

Charity parachutist settles for pounds 25,000 after injury

I think of legal issues in these terms: 'I want to end up here, but if I turn too early, I'll go off course.

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OWJan2319619, and is believed to be a British racing pigeon which has gone badly off course.