ATC Anomaly

ArkyDave, I had a similar experience a couple months ago. Don't remember the arrival airport. Same situation. Heavy came right over the top of me. Had to do a go-around.

Not sure why this happened. Perhaps a more seasoned sim flyer can help us out here.

Happy flying and hold on to your seat!

JimmyGlockner

Yesterday I got landing clearance from atc, and right after that another plane got take off clearance in the same runway I was landing on!!
I ignored atc's grotesque mistake and landed safely, but it would have been a head-on collision. I guess atc has a glitch or two, but overall I feel it does a good job.

It starts getting really hairy when ultimate traffic is installed. I was on the final approach to Minneapolis-St. Paul in my 737 and was flying next to an MD-80, a Dashville turboprop, and another 737. I think there were a few other planes in the lineup too. Since air traffic control didn't seem to mind that I was only a few hundred feet from most of these planes, I pushed my engines a little and flew passed them all so that I wouldn't have to go-around. Sure it might not always do a great job, but hey, they did a pretty bang-up job with it =).

Well, it's not really the same thing, but it was kinda similar. I was flying down to chicago in a king air, and the ATC suddenly goes. "Kingair AIR-BEIA, you are 4 above your assigned altitude, decend and maintain 4, contact tower on 4, ILS approach runway 4." I nearly freaked out and cancelled, but as it turned out, i had the sound turned down a bit, and it was glitching up. It was pretty darn funny.

I had the same thing happened to me a while ago. I dont remember the aircraft or the airport, but when I was lined up with the localizer and about to slide down the glide slope ATC told me I was "clear to land". Shortly thereafter a jet airliner flew over the top of me and landed on my runway. The tower then told me to "go around". I ignored him and landed anyway. I wasn't in the mood to do a "go around". 🙂)

I pretty much try to play the game and do whatever ATC tells me to do. About the only time I ignore them is when I'm taxiing and they tell me to hold position because of the plane that's 6 miles out on final. 🙄