Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
Why do I find it hard to believe that we, as pilots in clear weather, need an ILS to find a runway plainly visible?
Given the previous incidents in this situation (night, closely parallel runways, opposite runway closed, etc), including TWO actual landings on the taxiway at Gatwick when such procedures were introduced, what is hard to believe is the authorities have not done some hard procedure about such situations.
Why on earth do the edge lights on the runway out of use have to be switched off, given they are part of the visual cues for a visual approach ?