Originally Posted by
Vlad the Impaler
Listening to the RT the tower controller seems strangely absent in the process. RVR given with T/O clearance was foggy but not yet CAT II/III ops. Nonetheless, especially without the benefit of ground radar that sounded super tight. What concerns me the most is that it's not the Tower controller who calls abort. Its the FedEx crew just before they call going around. I don't want to hang the atc out to dry but on the RT replay alone that is total dereliction of duty for me. I speak as a 20yr tower ATCO well used to low visibility ops.
That is what I heard too. Sounded to me the FedEx driver issued the go around command.
Never heard that before. You? Wonder how the guys with hot coffee on the ramp view that?