Short Final: The Lighter Side of Flight

Heard in Cape Town, South Africa: N1234A (someone with an American Accent) :“Cape Town, uh – is that going to be the ILS Yankee or Zulu for Runway 19?” Someone Else (not a controller, but someone with a South African accent) :“It must be the ILS Zulu. Yankees are in America, but Zulus live here in Africa.” The controller and pilot from N1234A both laughed. Edvia e-mail

Editorial Staff

Updated Apr 12, 2019 2:06 AM EDT

Heard in Cape Town, South Africa:

N1234A (someone with an American Accent) :
"Cape Town, uh - is that going to be the ILS Yankee or Zulu for Runway 19?"

Someone Else (not a controller, but someone with a South African accent) :
"It must be the ILS Zulu. Yankees are in America, but Zulus live here in Africa."

The controller and pilot from N1234A both laughed.

Ed
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