Totally agree with
Wyle E Coyote. While ATC
clears us to land, the
decision on whether or not to land is always ours, even after TWR has cleared us. I fly through CDG a lot, and they don't even say
"land after", they simply say
"clear to land runway 27L" (for instance) even if you are no.3 on the ILS! Having been trained mostly in the UK, I was a bit uneasy with that procedure at first, certainly when you are no.1 and you hear two more aircraft cleared to land behind you... But, guess what? It works well. (Obviously, they don't use that procedure during LVPs). I'd rather be cleared to land early as no.2 (or 3) than wait for a stupidly late landing clearance like we sometimes get in the UK. Is it me, or has Britain become a nation of control freaks?
Cheers
