Originally Posted by
MEM_ATC
I've noticed a number of Airbus (cargo and passenger) that will literally come to a complete stop on the runway after landing.
During busy pushes, this can really lead to some excitement in the Tower.
The Local and Ground Controllers are often coordinating with each other to have a landing aircraft
follow a taxiing aircraft at a specific intersection; there might be another landing aircraft on
short final or the Tower Controller might have an aircraft slotted for
immediate takeoff.
When an aircraft comes to a complete stop on the runway, we are wonding what is happening out there. The aircraft then comes up on the power and
slowly inches off the runway -- while the Local Controller sits poised with his thumb on the mike button waiting for the "GO AROUND!" or "CLEARED FOR IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF!" command to be transmitted.
Can someone shed some light on the subject? It's
always an Airbus.
MEM_ATC
With all due respect to our friendly ATC folks, it always irks me when y'all complain we don't get off the runway fast enough.
When you clear us to land, we OWN that runway until we exit, and it's our discretion to roll as far as we want to (providing we haven't accepted a LAHSO clearance) or slow as much as our judgement says is safety prudent before turning off. If you packed the guy behind me in too tight, that's your misfortune. Oh, and don't be calling us during the roll out to say expedite either.