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Originally Posted by pntbllr233  So if the tower is empty, who gives the approaching aircraft not on the tower frequency their landing clearance? Would approach tell you "land at your own risk"? |
You'd "clear" yourself to land.
I think one thing you're thinking is a tower determines if it's safe to land or not and thus issues a landing clearance. This isn't the case. If the tower is operating they're mostly there to control surface movements and clear you to land if the runway is clear or will be clear. The tower can't cancel your landing clearance because they think the conditions are unsafe. Thats the job of the pilot to determine.