Awareness at the Line

Have you ever been on short final and had an aircraft pull out on the runway in front of you, causing you to go around? How about coming in on a half mile final at a towered airport and an aircraft calls for takeoff clearance? Do they really think they will get cleared for takeoff with someone almost ready to land? Have you been number one at the line, patiently waiting for the aircraft on final to land before you call ready, and the airplane behind you in the runup calls ready? We’ve all been either the recipient or the giver of these events.

So how do we avoid the close calls and mistakes? A...