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LAX is literally the worst for this. There's a lot of people that learn to fly out over LA, and sometimes they will accidentally stay into the landing pattern
by cbanek 4y ago
LAX is literally the worst for this. There's a lot of people that learn to fly out over LA, and sometimes they will accidentally stay into the landing pattern east from LAX over the city. This is one of the most dangerous and congested sections of air in the world. And the class B cuts right through the city. So sometimes you can get yourself into trouble and end up copying down a number from the tower if you catch my meaning. The same problem with drones and other aircraft interrupting that airspace. I think there was a drone or something flying around LAX (or maybe it was Heathrow) that was causing some trouble like this, and they couldn't figure out for a while who was doing it.
If you're VFR, you can probably pack a little tighter, meaning more planes landing per minute. But of course, we could just add a runway.
Anyway, the point being, if you learn to fly in LA, you might as well be a professional pilot IMHO.
- Doxin 4y agoTo explain the "copying down a number" reference for those who don't know: When ATC tells you to write down a number they'll give you a phone number you're supposed to call after touch down to explain what the heck you thought you were doing. Being asked down to write down a number means you messed up pretty good.
- t0mas88 4y agoEveryone remains IFR, but visual approaches are indeed the way to get a few more flights per hour in the US. Europe decided to instead keep the separation by radar, but allows lower radar separation (less distance) compared to the US once aircraft are establish on the localiser (meaning they're on a straight line to landing). The limitation on hourly capacity for both systems is how quickly planes can get off the runway after landing.