Landing close to approach end – Required or just good etiquette?
Asked by: Fly92020 5334 views Airspace, FAA Regulations, General Aviation
The other day I was at a Class D airport and tower berated a pilot who was about to land long (it's an 8,000' runway). He actually told him to go around and said you're supposed to land as close to the approach end as possible. When the pilot asked why, ATC said something like "look, I don't have time to give flying lessons". Ouch. But that got me looking for such a rule or AIM guidance and I found nothing other than exiting the runway ASAP after landing. It does make sense to always let ATC know what you're doing, but does anyone know of such a rule? Or is this an example of them making their own local rules/procedures for their field? (And no, it wasn't me...)
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