I have once used the phrase "extremely short final" before.
On approach into UK airfield, a/c ahead had landed an cleared runway, expecting landing clearence soon after, but nothing. Carried on down approach, still nothing, over numbers, still nothing, so Called on Radio " G-XX Extremely short final" to which tower responded "oh umm yes G-XX clear to land" - not sure what they were doing in the tower at the time but any later and I'd have been back on the power for another lap of the airport !!. Was only in a C152 though - nothing big with passengers !!.
Just out of interest HD, I'm still a fairly low houred PPL at the mo. What would have happened if I'd have landed anyway without clearence ?. I could see that the runway had been vacated a couple of mins prior, and there was nothing else manouvering/waiting to cross/on the radio etc. Would I have got a stern talking to afterwards ?.
