Andrew Gideon wrote:
Newps wrote:


I guess it's something of a matter of emphasis, but I prefer the
idea that the second guy is flying a missed approach until the
controller tells him that the runway *is* his, rather than that
he is flying a normal approach unless and until the controller
tells him that the runway is *not* his (or he breaks out of any
overcast and sees for himself).

Well we don't do that here, never have.


Any idea why not?

Because it's not a problem.


It's not just "emphasis". If communication fails when someone is about to
be waved off, there's a problem. If communication fails when someone is
about to be cleared to land, there's far less of a problem.

In general, I'd expect the landing pilot to notice the aircraft with the
blown tire sitting on the runway. But in sufficiently poor weather...?

Those are all potential problems that haven't caused a wreck here in the
States because a controller wasn't able to send someone around when he
had to.