JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control
JO 7110.65 3-10-7
LANDING CLEARANCE WITHOUT OBSERVATION
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
When an arriving aircraft reports at a position where it should be seen but has not been visually observed or is not observed on the TDW, advise the aircraft as a part of the landing clearance that it is not in sight and restate the landing runway.
PHRASEOLOGY-
NOT IN SIGHT, RUNWAY (number) CLEARED TO LAND.
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