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flyhigh · August 19th, 2004, 22:22

A little bit off topic here but when I was hanging around the airport once, ATC gave a SWA 737-700 clearance to takeoff while a 172 was a little more than 5 miles out to land. Why would they do that or was it a mistake?

August 19th, 2004, 22:22	#13
flyhigh Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 616	Re: ATC descent clearance into terrain A little bit off topic here but when I was hanging around the airport once, ATC gave a SWA 737-700 clearance to takeoff while a 172 was a little more than 5 miles out to land. Why would they do that or was it a mistake?