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Old 28th Aug 2011, 05:51
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Slasher
 
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Fact of the matter is Charlie a lot of the locals land without
clearances if they're forgotten to be issued or missed. There
are always minor incidences including one recently where a
B737 almost hit an inspection car who was too impatient to
wait to cross the runway for some reason (maybe busting for
a leak who knows). Complicated story but in essence the guy
went ahead and landed anyway. All of this is just Third world
mentality with a vengeance.

As for the meeting the CP agreed I had to cause to go around
and it won't be a blemish in my record. He said he'll "have a
chat to ATC", which unofficially means it'll be all swept under
the carpet so as to not cause ruffles.
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