On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:00:12 -0600, Newps wrote:



Roger wrote:



And if it doesn't work out the plane on final does a go around.
Couple of times I've been cleared to land and heard, Thirty Three
Romeo, go around, aircraft on the runway!".

The identified problem is because the controller forgets about the
aircraft in position and lets the aircraft land over the top of the one
on the runway.

Sounds like Oshkosh:-))
"Over the top" would scare the crap out of the people on the plane
holding as well, but I guess that's better than "on top" which has
happened on several occasions. The last one I remember was an
airliner landing on a commuter at night in California..

When given a position and hold, I always set at a slight angle so I
can see any thing that might be coming from behind.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com