Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • During multi-engine flight education at St. Louis International, a student pilot performed numerous go-arounds.
  • Air Traffic Control (ATC) acknowledged the situation, noting it was a quiet night and they were not busy.
  • ATC issued an unusually flexible and supportive clearance, permitting the student to land on "any runway you think you might be able to."
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A few years back, I was doing multi- education in a 310 at St. Louis international. The student was making a lot of go-arounds, and I was keeping the tower informed.

Finally, our clearance was:

“N1234, it’s a nice night, and we’re not busy. Cleared to land on any runway you think you might be able to.”


Robert Braun

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