Originally Posted by MEM_ATC
Under the revisions the FAA was set to impose, planes in the No. 2 departure position would not be permitted to begin taxiing onto the runway until after the plane taking off in front was airborne.
For landing and departure operations on the SAME runway, I could understand the change. But on departure runways, where a separate non-LAHSO landing runway is also in use, I fail to see why the delay is required. Does the new rule take this into account?