"Full length"

What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length", or "cleared for takeoff full length"?

I've never heard this said until I started flying out of this airport
I'm based at now which has a 11,800 ft. runway. Does it mean he wants
me to land further down towards the middle of the runway?

In the past, I've always disregarded the phrase "full length" as quasi-
meaningless "supplemental" information (such as "#2 for landing").
I've made about 20 landings so far here, and 3 of them resulted in a
plane behind me having to do a go-around, so maybe there is something
more to it.

But then again, why would it even matter. I'm I'm still on the runway,
the controller can't clear anyone else for takeoff anyways until I
turn off the taxiway... Can someone shed some light on this?

buttman wrote:

But then again, why would it even matter. I'm I'm still on the runway,
the controller can't clear anyone else for takeoff anyways until I
turn off the taxiway... Can someone shed some light on this?


I've never heard it on landing, but on takeoff it's used when the
taxiway doesn't go all the way to the threshold so full length lets
you back taxi down to get the "full length."

The term I hear on landing is "roll to the end." This means you
can continue straight ahead on the runway (usually at a higher
rate of speed) rather than slowing down and turning off at the
first practicable taxiway.

On Mar 5, 12:17 pm, "buttman" wrote:
What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length", or "cleared for takeoff full length"?

I've never heard this said until I started flying out of this airport
I'm based at now which has a 11,800 ft. runway. Does it mean he wants
me to land further down towards the middle of the runway?

In the past, I've always disregarded the phrase "full length" as quasi-
meaningless "supplemental" information (such as "#2 for landing").
I've made about 20 landings so far here, and 3 of them resulted in a
plane behind me having to do a go-around, so maybe there is something
more to it.

But then again, why would it even matter. I'm I'm still on the runway,
the controller can't clear anyone else for takeoff anyways until I
turn off the taxiway... Can someone shed some light on this?

Not sure about landing, but for departure, it
means there may be another aircraft waiting
for takeoff at an intersection. By stating "full
length", they put one more bit of redundant
information in there to reduce the chance
that the plane at the intersection mistakenly
thinks he's the one cleared to take off.

http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/ATC/Chp3/atc0307.html

Search that page for "full length". Note that
the phrase is required if another aircraft
is waiting at an intersection; optional if there
are no other aircraft waiting.

On Mar 5, 2:17 pm, "buttman" wrote:
What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length", or "cleared for takeoff full length"?

I've never heard this said until I started flying out of this airport
I'm based at now which has a 11,800 ft. runway. Does it mean he wants
me to land further down towards the middle of the runway?

In the past, I've always disregarded the phrase "full length" as quasi-
meaningless "supplemental" information (such as "#2 for landing").
I've made about 20 landings so far here, and 3 of them resulted in a
plane behind me having to do a go-around, so maybe there is something
more to it.

But then again, why would it even matter. I'm I'm still on the runway,
the controller can't clear anyone else for takeoff anyways until I
turn off the taxiway... Can someone shed some light on this?

On landing I would take it to mean I didn't need to hold short of
crossing runways, for one thing.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes - http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because we fly, we envy no one.

On Mar 5, 3:37 pm, "Gene Seibel" wrote:
On Mar 5, 2:17 pm, "buttman" wrote:





What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length", or "cleared for takeoff full length"?

I've never heard this said until I started flying out of this airport
I'm based at now which has a 11,800 ft. runway. Does it mean he wants
me to land further down towards the middle of the runway?

In the past, I've always disregarded the phrase "full length" as quasi-
meaningless "supplemental" information (such as "#2 for landing").
I've made about 20 landings so far here, and 3 of them resulted in a
plane behind me having to do a go-around, so maybe there is something
more to it.

But then again, why would it even matter. I'm I'm still on the runway,
the controller can't clear anyone else for takeoff anyways until I
turn off the taxiway... Can someone shed some light on this?

On landing I would take it to mean I didn't need to hold short of
crossing runways, for one thing.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes -http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because we fly, we envy no one.- Hide quoted text -

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Gene has it right. When I've landed (occassionally) at big airports
with long runways for heavy metal, I've heard the "full length"
clearance. Use as much of the runway as needed. Its the opposite of
"after landing, hold short of runway xx".

--Jeff

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On Mar 5, 3:37 pm, "Gene Seibel" wrote:
On Mar 5, 2:17 pm, "buttman" wrote:





What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length", or "cleared for takeoff full length"?


I've heard it, but it was sort of tongue in cheek. Like: "If able, turn
left at the end..."

Al G

On Mar 5, 2:17 pm, "buttman" wrote:

What does it mean when a controller says "Cleared for landing full
length",

I take it as acknowledgement and explicit permission to land long to avoid
wake turbulence, possibly needed and well adviced when they sandwich your
spam can between two heavies.

"Mike Young" wrote in message
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I take it as acknowledgement and explicit permission to land long to avoid
wake turbulence, possibly needed and well adviced when they sandwich your
spam can between two heavies.


Is explicit permission needed to land long?

"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
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On landing I would take it to mean I didn't need to hold short of
crossing runways, for one thing.


How would that differ from, "Cleared to land"?

On Mar 5, 3:52 pm, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:
"Gene Seibel" wrote in message

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On landing I would take it to mean I didn't need to hold short of
crossing runways, for one thing.

How would that differ from, "Cleared to land"?

Differs from land and hold short.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes - http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because we fly, we envy no one.