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Old Feb 27, 2017, 7:14 am
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Say Vandelay
 
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Originally Posted by PenaltyBox
Probably out of habit, some of the ex-UK controllers would not issue a landing clearance until the preceding aircraft was clear of the runway which meant that almost all of their landing clearances were issued when an aircraft was on very short final and in many cases, over the approach lights.
That was exactly my experience. Thank you for the very interesting reply.
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