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Old 8th Jan 2014, 15:46
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Piltdown Man
 
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Will the US ever realise that routinely giving landing clearances whilst aircraft ahead haven't even landed, doesn't promote safety?
Total tosh! It's not so long ago that I was "Cleared to land, number 5." I have no problem with that. It's a bit like "undo" in word processing software. It allows the controller to monitor and it stops the constant yackety-yack. But

...flying a Cessna on the stall warner for 300 metres down Lanseria's runway...
...is something that doesn't promote safety. The point to have gone around or land was when the speed approached 1.2vs. In a bug smasher, either would probably have been sensible.
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