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Old 8th Jan 2014, 10:24
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Will the UK ever realize that routinely giving landing clearances on short final doesn't promote safety? It creates an expectation that communication from tower on short final will be a landing clearance. In the US if tower is calling you on short final after you were cleared to land 5 miles ago you know something is up.

What if the frequency is blocked on short final and the GA instruction can't be issued?
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