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Old 21st Aug 2017, 13:40
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Originally Posted by BluSdUp

I just love these local Kings in the tower telling me what I have to accept or not.
These "local kings in the tower" might just want to offer you a favor with less taxi time and expedite air traffic flow on the airport. They don't know the performances of every single airplane every single day. Usually a nice "unable rwy 09 due performances" is all it takes.
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