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Short Final: Worth Asking

We had just received our handoff from SoCal Departure to LA Center after departing Palm Springs International in our Praetor 500. We hadn’t even...

Short Final: I’ll Call You Back

Several years ago while training for my instrument rating, I was flying with my instructor in dark-night rainy weather. My instructor was a big...

Short Final: In The Pattern

Nashua Airport (KASH) was a madhouse. The pattern was stretched out, and filled with student airplanes. Folks were getting messages like, "You are number...

Short Final: What I Mean

I was flying into David Wayne Hooks Airport, north of Houston. Hooks is a busy airport with business jets and constant flight training, both...

Short Final: Train Spotting

We were new to the area and flying out of Arcata, California, KACV (which, by the way, may have the longest name of any...

Short Final: Visitor Parking

Arriving at 3B0 - Southbridge for breakfast at the new diner, I discovered the crosswind was gusting a touch more that I had hoped....

Short Final: Final Destination

I was departing ATL 10 or so years ago. As you get to the end of the ramp, you contact north or south (as...

Short Final: Hector Sector

A few years ago, and before our jets were capable of long‑range navigation, I routinely flew one of our flights from St. Louis Lambert...

Short Final: Out The Window

I was monitoring the tower frequency at a Kentucky class D one morning and overheard the following dialogue: Helicopter 1234: "Tower, helicopter 1234 at helicopter...

Short Final: Descending Down

Passing through New York’s airspace this summer, we heard the following: New York Approach: “Airliner 123 descend maintain 5000.” Airliner 123: “Descend 5000.” New York Approach two...
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