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Old April 4th 06, 08:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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No one has suggested they will. However, my experience has been that ATC
is quite accomodating when possible (your own tower cab notwithstanding).


There is no tower cab more accomodating than the one in which I am on duty.



Even at our largest GA airport in the area, Boeing Field right next door
to Sea-Tac, if traffic permits they will allow for landings against the
existing traffic pattern (which is always determined by the Sea-Tac
pattern and can take a while to catch up with a wind shift).

It never hurts to ask, and ATC is frequently able to accomodate a special
request like that.


"If traffic permits" is the key.