Stronger Guidance Needed From Controllers
The NTSB recommended that the FAA require that, when amending a runway assignment, controllers provide a specific instruction to the pilot advising of that change. For example, "UPS 1307, change to Runway 25L, cleared to land." The recommendation stems from an incident when a UPS freighter crew in...
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