Short Final
One day when I was working the south arrival sector at Denver TRACON, traffic was getting backed up, and I had to start issuing speed reductions to the arrivals on initial contact. … One United pilot took exception to being slowed so far from the airport and asked, “Approach, just how far out do you show us, anyway?” … I responded that he was 45 miles out on my radar. Then to lighten the tension, I said, “I show you right over my house.” … After a few seconds, he keyed up and said, “Approach, there’s a strange car in your driveway.” — Randy Owen, via e-mail
One day when I was working the south arrival sector at Denver TRACON, traffic was getting backed up, and I had to start issuing speed reductions to the arrivals on initial contact.
One United pilot took exception to being slowed so far from the airport and asked:
"Approach, just how far out do you show us, anyway?"
I responded that he was 45 miles out on my radar. Then to lighten the tension, I said:
"I show you right over my house."
After a few seconds, he keyed up and said:
"Approach, there's a strange car in your driveway."
Randy Owen
via e-mail
Editorial StaffAVweb
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