Originally Posted by
PENKO
Sorry sonicbum, I do not agree with this reasoning.
Anyway, regarding the multiple runways, what you say is not always correct.
Of course, it’s a big world we live in. Local procedures and protocols may vary.
Originally Posted by
PENKO
Just recently I and all other inbound traffic have been put in the hold on arrival to a major European airport because they had inbound MAYDAY traffic. None of the six runways were available to us, ALL arrivals were suspended until the MAYDAY aircraft had landed safely. And probably for the same reason you mention for a single runway airport: ‘what if someone else messes up’.
Things are not always that black and white.
Yes, well what to do?
Originally Posted by
PENKO
Just don’t forget that if the situation allows, you can always downgrade to a PAN, or at least accurately inform everyone around you of your real level of urgency so that they can assess their own priorities more accurately.
Very true. I don’t want to seem rude, but what You have mentioned above is probably ground school Day 1 of a Private Pilot License. So hopefully people are aware of that.