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LANDINGCLEARANCES
Pilot in commandmust not landunless the specific clearance ‘CLEAREDTO
LAND’ has been received.
SEPARATIONMINIMA FOR LANDING
The appropriatewake turbulence separation standardwill always be applied
by theATC between landing aircraft. A landing aircraftwill not be permitted to
cross the threshold of the runway on its final approachuntil;
• a preceding departing aircraft using the same runway
– is airborne, and
- has commenced a turn; or
- is beyond the point on the runway atwhich the landing aircraft
could be expected to complete its landing roll and there is sufficient
distance tomanoeuvre safely in theevent ofmissed approach; or
– is at least 1000m from the runway threshold, and
- has commenced the take-off run; and
- in the opinion of the controller, no collision risk exists, and
- the aircraft taking off has anMTOW of 7000 kg or less; and
- the landing aircraft is performanceCategoryA and has anMTOW
below 3000 kg.
• a preceding landing aircraft using the same runway:
- has vacated it and is taxiing away from the runway; or
- has landed andhas passed a point at least 1000m from the
threshold of the runway andwill vacate the runwaywithout
backtracking, and
- in the opinion of the tower controller, no collision risk exists; and
- the preceding aircraft has anMTOW of 7000 kgor less; and
- the following landing aircraft is performanceCategoryA and has
anMTOW below 3000 kg; or
- has landed and has passed a point 600m from the threshold of the
runway, is inmotion andwill vacate the runwaywithout backtracking;
and
- the preceding landing aircraft has anMTOW of less than 7000 kg,
and
- the following landing aircraft has anMTOWof 2000 kgor less, or
landing