Originally Posted by
ZeBedie
I don't think a NATS controller would clear an aircraft for a run and break if the runway was occupied and I can very much sympathise with the Spitfire pilots idea that 'the runway was his'.
The idea of a Spitfire being cleared for a run and break and staying above 500' just seems rather unlikely.
Funny, that’s exactly what I and my colleagues do very regularly at RIAT, and last time I checked I’m a ‘NATS controller’, but I’m not sure why you are singling out one ANSP.