Short Final: Rush
The ROLLN 2 arrival into Cleveland‑Hopkins International has some notable fixes, such as ROLLN, STOHN, JANYS, JPLIN, plus a few others. Recently...
Short Final: Please Stay On The Line
We are based at Witham Field, Stuart, Florida. Stuart is a fairly busy airport, located in southeast Florida between Palm Beach and...
Short Final: Switching To Guns
Returning from Montgomery Field, California, to my home field of Boulder City, Nevada, l was north of Palm Springs when l overheard...
Short Final: Jump
I was flying an Angel Flight in Bradley International Airport’s airspace when a jump plane contacted the controller:
Jump...
Short Final: Phonetic Alphabet
I was cruising along one day when I heard the following:
Center: "1JT turn right heading 120."
Short Final: CTAF Etiquette
My friend Ron has several pet peeves regarding radio etiquette on CTAF. I was inbound to our home base Charlotte‑Monroe Executive Airport...
Short Final: Hang A Left
I often fly a piston twin into Boston's Logan Airport. Normally, whether VFR or IFR this requires talking to Center, three handoffs...
Short Final: VOR Check
Flying north from Florida, Jacksonville Center asked for an assist.
JAX: "Meridian 821J, we're not sure the Savannah...
Short Final: Horse And Buggy
One day we were finishing some instrument training at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an area well known for its fairly large Amish presence. It...
Short Final: Bet On It
While flying cross country from South Carolina to California we planned a stop in Reno, Nevada.
I complained to...
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