Originally Posted by
dbenj
It bothers me that, on a CAT III morning in Austin, I can have better situational awareness using my iPad with Flightradar24 than ATC from in the control tower.
It bothers me that one ATC and four pilots were generally aware of the situation
yet it still happened.
What was the ATC's plan for calling a go around if necessary? Look at his radar screen and hope that the departure becomes airborne before the arrival is over the threshold, otherwise call a go around? Wait until the arrival is 0.5 miles from the threshold and query the departure for their position on the runway? There needs to be a viable Plan B if the original plan doesn't work...