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Which one gets a priority at the airport runway a landing aircraft or a departing aircraft?
An aircraft landing or in the final stages of an approach to land shall normally have priority over an aircraft intending to depart from the same or an intersecting runway.
Can two airplanes land at the same time?
Yes they can. First some airport have two or even three parallel runways and are certified to have two aircraft take off from different runway at the same time. As well as one landing probabley, if three runway. The other case is virtual, called codeshare.
What are the rules for takeoff and landing under IFR?
Unless otherwise prescribed by the Administrator, each person operating a civil aircraft under IFR into or out of a military airport shall comply with the instrument approach procedures and the takeoff and landing minimum prescribed by the military authority having jurisdiction of that airport. (h) Comparable values of RVR and ground visibility.
When to use an instrument approach under IFR?
§ 91.175 Takeoff and landing under IFR. (a) Instrument approaches to civil airports. Unless otherwise authorized by the FAA, when it is necessary to use an instrument approach to a civil airport, each person operating an aircraft must use a standard instrument approach procedure prescribed in part 97 of this chapter for that airport.
When to withhold landing clearance to arrival aircraft?
ATC will normally withhold landing clearance to arrival aircraft when another aircraft is in position and holding on the runway. Never land on a runway that is occupied by another aircraft, even if a landing clearance was issued. Do not hesitate to ask the controller about the traffic on the runway and be prepared to execute a go-around.
Can a pilot request IFR clearance while airborne?
The aircraft is on the ground or it has departed visual flight rules (VFR) and the pilot is requesting IFR clearance while airborne. That a pilot will not accept an abbreviated clearance if the route or destination of a flight plan filed with ATC has been changed by the pilot or the company or the operations officer before departure.