Doppler hover

Doppler hover
The hovering of a helicopter, or a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, over a point controlled by a Doppler coupler to an automatic flight control system. This makes it possible for a helicopter to hover at a point without reference to any outside visual reference.

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