On Jan 17, 9:45*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Morgans" wrote :



"Robert M. Gary" wrote

Now, if a car pulled in front of me that would be
a different story but I don't think the FAA can protect against that
anyway.
*But isn't a clearance him saying that a car is not going to pull onto
*the
runway in front of you? *If he can't see the end of the runway, can he
issue a clearance to land?

That's right. that's what a clearance is!

If controllers had to be able to see the runway most airports would be
closed in the fog. I know for a fact that here in Sacramento
controllers do not need to see the runway. In fact they'll often say
"runway not in sight cleared to land". They assume the runway is clear
based on who is allowed to be on it.

-Robert