john89 schreef:

Alas, no rule without exception ;-)


That's true enough, but on top of that the rules that do exist have
their bounds, geographical or other.
One example: here in Belgium, we have the notion of an "active runway"
and this is communicated either per radio (on controlled aerodromes) or
in the signal square. But in France the concept of an active runway is
not universally applied (to say the least), I remember hearing a
visiting pilot inquiring what run runway to use, and getting for answer
"ah, you know, there's not too much wind, you just pick the 12 or 30 as
you prefer..."


KA