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Old 9th Jan 2019, 19:19
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Originally Posted by Matt48
Peter Gibson of CASA being interviewed on radio stated ' if a pilot is notified that a drone is visible or operating in the vicinity of the airport approach, the pilot can choose an alternate approach', really, opposing traffic, tail winds, etc, come to mind.
Some aircraft have radios to call ATC and ask for another runway and to coordinate with other traffic.

Originally Posted by Carlos Kaiser


Running out of gas also comes to mind.
Some pilots carry reserve fuel for that.
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