Narrative:

When initially cleared for the lda, we asked if we were ahead or behind the traffic for runway 28L. Approach said we would be about abeam. He slowed us when we said we were to be staggered on the approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SFO LDA APCH EVALUATION. RPTR QUESTIONS ATC ABOUT SPACING BTWN PARALLEL TFC AND ADVISES CTLR THAT STAGGERED SEPARATION SHOULD BE USED.

Narrative: WHEN INITIALLY CLRED FOR THE LDA, WE ASKED IF WE WERE AHEAD OR BEHIND THE TFC FOR RWY 28L. APCH SAID WE WOULD BE ABOUT ABEAM. HE SLOWED US WHEN WE SAID WE WERE TO BE STAGGERED ON THE APCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.