mtv wrote:What Bonanzaman says MAY be sorta true where he works, but its not in many other places.
Anyone attend Oshkosh this summer? The manager of the airport notam'd it closed, and the air traffic controllers continued clearing pilots to land, even on a CLOSED airfield. They then left it up to the airport volunteers to figure out what to do with them, and in many cases, they turned them around and told them to leave.
So, if ATC just does what airport management wants them to do, how come in Santa Monica, if you're flying a jet (which the city and airport management prohibit) or if you're leaving after the curfew (ditto) ATC will simply inform you of the curfew and clear you for takeoff??? That sort of thing has been going on for decades at SMO. I've talked to controllers there, and they simply say that they manage air traffic, not political issues.
So, I wouldn't bet on ATC "just doing what the airport manager wants them to do".
MTV
OSH is so different it doesn't even count. The point is the controller rules are very simple. You want to land on something other than a runway? Easy. That operation is approved, at your own risk. As long as the controller has no other conflicts like vehicles or construction equipment, etc.
