Dan Luke wrote:

"Alan Gerber" wrote:

It depends. At the Class D airport where I fly, the controller won't
clear you to land behind somebody until you report them in sight.

Really??

Sure. "Cherokee NNN, number two to land, behind the Cessna on base",
followed by "Cherokee NNN, traffic in sight", gets me "Cherokee NNN,
cleared to land, number two". (With runway number added, of course.)

.... Alan

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