Originally Posted by
hans brinker
Nope. SWA should have been well past the DER (LLZ antenna) before FDX got to 3.3NM (OM equivalent in KAUS 18L) on final.
I don't disagree with you, but this rule isn't specifically geared to separation between aircraft in the ordinary sense.
A LC shouldn't be allowed to apply the 2-increasing-to-3 rule in these conditions without some way of monitoring whether the take-off roll has commenced.