controller
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So they launched one drone first, then transferred the battery from that controller into the other one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
US aviation regulator the FAA said that "the air traffic controller was in contact with both the commercial pilot and Marine One pilot during the loss of separation."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Audits by the county auditor-controller, city controller and an outside consulting firm found the agency wasn’t tracking how money was spent or whether housing providers complied with government contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya described Stourton as an "absolutely outstanding broadcaster", while the BBC's interim news chief Jonathan Munro said it was "far too soon to lose Ed".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He grins, pretends he’s putting on a helmet, then he pushes the controller to its max position and takes off across the room.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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"We do know, as I've mentioned before, that this is a significant, I guess, ramping up period for air services in terms of recruiting, training, and qualifying air traffic controllers," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Current and former FAA officials said controllers should alert both aircraft involved in a potential conflict of traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
To keep the spacecraft operating, mission controllers have increasingly had to shut down systems and equipment that are no longer essential.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The agencies warned that Iran-affiliated hackers were targeting internet-connected industrial controllers “to cause disruptive effects within the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
It was a square gray box with rectangular controllers that featured a few simple buttons.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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