Good evening yancovitch...

I do believe this is what you are referring to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground-controlled_approachWe flew them regularly in the Air Force.
I remember one that comes to mind...
The Daks/DC3/C47 wheels touched down just as my copilot called Runway Visual...

What is really neat is when you are plodding along and you can hear the ice coming off the props and hitting the fuselage.
The windscreen is iced up...you are on instruments...
And it sounds like someone is outside the aircraft hitting the fuselage with a hammer...

And all you have is the voice coming through the headphones saying things like...
...Roll Left Now
...Roll Out Now
...You are on Glideslope
I have had different GCA Controllers use different techniques such as...
...Turn Left Three Degrees Now
...You are looking good...On Course...On Glideslope
Aviators and GCA Controllers work well together if they are both on the same wave link which does not take long once initial contact is made.
The old girl and I fly now with a current, licenced aviator who wants to build hours and likes the places we stop to eat at...

I always seem to pay for the meal also...

I/we would not even consider IFR Flight without an Instructor or current licenced aviator with us.
Hope you find that Link of some interest...
