Originally Posted by
chevvron
NATS controllers at Gatwick did it at a shorter range than that; I was on the flight deck of a '737 and from 4 mile final, 3 aircraft were cleared for departure before we got landing clearance.
But only two departures on this occasion? ..........
Originally Posted by
chevvron
Coming back to Gatwick on a fam flight once in a 737, we were a 4 miles on 08 and they still had time to launch 2 before we got landing clearance.