>> They came by regular as clockwork, one every minute or so <<
That they do! Its an amazingly intricate dance to watch up close. They pack the landings and take-offs so close together that there is no margin for error. In the twenty minutes or so that I stood there taking pictures, I watched about a dozen planes land and almost as many take off. One departing flight was slow getting into position, which forced the next landing flight to abort it approach and fly around. It was probably only about 30 seconds from the runway when the pilot pulled up and increased the throttles climb back to the start of his approach.
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That they do! Its an amazingly intricate dance to watch up close. They pack the landings and take-offs so close together that there is no margin for error. In the twenty minutes or so that I stood there taking pictures, I watched about a dozen planes land and almost as many take off. One departing flight was slow getting into position, which forced the next landing flight to abort it approach and fly around. It was probably only about 30 seconds from the runway when the pilot pulled up and increased the throttles climb back to the start of his approach.