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Aug 11, 2009 | 10:52 am

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Originally Posted by sbm12

It does not have to be a controlled facility for things to happen. If a pilot chooses to take off without clearance while the facility is under ATC control then there would be problems. If there is no ATC control then the pilots can do what they need to do on the ground using standard procedures/frequencies.

They can taxi and take off if appropriate; they just do so without direct local clearance.

Well in that case, it seems ATC being staffed or not was not a relevant factor that night. Nor was the TSA being there or not. CO/XJs list of places to deflect blame to is getting smaller.