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Old 18th Oct 2017, 15:12
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Originally Posted by NorthSouth

And you can have aircraft doing a visual run and break when there's also IFR traffic on the approach.
During my 'live' training on my PAR course at Shawbury, I was just settling down with a JP on final approach when a second blip appeared on my display, moving much faster and overtaking my aircraft.
My instructor assured me it was traffic positioning for a run and break and was perfectly normal; well it may have been for an RAF controller but even I draw the line somewhere!
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