Short Final

Each week in “Short Final,” we select the strangest, funniest, or most unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio — either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Click through to listen in as this week’s winner keeps it quiet to accomodate local regs.

Whilst flying back from Belfast to Blackpool in the U.K. several years ago, I heard a GA pilot behind me cleared for take-off by the tower.

The tower then reminded him of the local noise regulations.

The pilot replied that he understood and added helpfully that he would only be using one engine in this instance.

Allan Denham
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