A: Do you think this radar vector will be okay for the arrival?
B: I don't know. It's going to be close so that vector might be a little too late.
A: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Predictions
Another use of will or be going to is to predict what will happen in the future. A prediction is what we think will be true or will happen in the future.
- I think I'll do alright on my speed control.
- She will love that arrival spacing!
- My radar vector is going to work!
- Do you think she will enjoy the arrival low training?
- It's going to rain on the departure path soon.
- I'm sure the pilot won't like the speed control. Pilots usually dislike speed reduction.
- This approach lighting is going to look amazing to aircraft on short final.
May / Might
Just as we can use may or might to express uncertainty in our plans as studied in Grammar 5-1, they can also be used to express uncertainty in our predictions:
It might rain tomorrow.
The A380 may not fit into your sequence.
The pilot might like a vector to short final for runway 12.
Present Continuous
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