Originally Posted by
Down3Green
This is known as "Anticipated Separation" and it's completely normal. In fact airport's like ATL, ORD, and JFK couldn't operate if Tower controllers didn't use this procedure
Exactly, and don’t forget, at the point that the OP saw AC1, it was likely 5000’ down the runway at 150kts while the OP was basically stopped. That mile separation only grows larger as AC1 continues to lift off and accelerate and eventual turn off the runway heading.
your horizontal separation was always a mile or more at the closest point.