Plain English Meaning

A type of instrument approach where a radar controller on the ground watches your aircraft on a special radar and talks you down to the runway, telling you how to stay on the correct path left/right and how to stay on the correct descent angle.

Full Definition

A ground-based radar approach in which a controller, watching a high-resolution radar display, gives the pilot continuous verbal guidance for both course (left/right of centerline) and glidepath (above/below the correct ) all the way down to the runway. PAR provides precision vertical and lateral guidance and is treated as a for planning purposes.