I ask because I gave a land after the other day which was followed by:-
'xxx123, roger land after the 737 runway 27L' followed by 5 seconds of silence then 'xxx123 just confirm we're cleared to land?'!!!
Whenever I give a land after, 9 times out of 10 pilots respond with:
'xxx123, cleared to land Runway23'
It's such a regular occurence that I usually let it go without further comment. I don't particularly want to get involved in an debate if things are busy. If they've told me they can see the a/c ahead on the asphalt then I'm usually confident that they'll do all they can to make sure they don't plough into it.
Sometimes of course a pilot will respond with:
'xxx123, cleared to land after Runway23'
Even more substance for debate which I'm happy to choose to ignore!
Of course in my trainee days, I would have been required to jump straight back in on the R/T (at a critical stage of flight) and ensure the pilot understands that he has not received a landing clearance.
