Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
ATL will routinely clear planes to take off when the first plane hasn't even reached V1. Do they not realize that planes can abort a takeoff or landing at any moment?
I haven't had a controller in the jumpseat since 2012. They need more exposure to current industry standards of safety and risk management.
The proper venue for that is ATC QC, which is a branch of the FAA called AOV, in short, they are ATC Oversight, a seperate branch that works like Flight Standards. If you see something like that, you should find the number for your local center QC and ask them to review it. This is not punative and in no way would come back negatively on you. They exist to hold ATC accountable, because of too many of these exact situations. They sample ATC actions, but they also don't know what they don't know.