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Old 23rd Sep 2017, 14:43
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HEATHROW DIRECTOR
 
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At some busy airfields aircraft are instructed to "monitor the tower on xxx.x" which is done to avoid long transmissions. Also, at busy airfields the tower controller will have radar so can see the approaching traffic. HTH
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