is it just me?

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.

Newps wrote:

[...]
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.

That's not the same thing as saying that it cannot occur, though. If we did
have a wreck caused by such an unfortunate and unlikely event, would the
rules be changed? If so, why wait?

That's what I'm not understanding...or I'm missing what makes this unlikely
scenario impossible.

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:



That's not the same thing as saying that it cannot occur, though.

Fer cryin' out loud, of course anything can happen. And yet we still
allow planes to takeoff.


If we did
have a wreck caused by such an unfortunate and unlikely event, would the
rules be changed?

Probably, because that's how the FAA works. Controller forgets
Metroliner on runway at an intersection at night, clears 737 to land,
which promptly lands on Metroliner. As a direct result I am no longer
allowed to put aircraft in postion at an intersection at night.


If so, why wait?

Because it's reasonable to wait.