Short Final: The Lancaster Unicorn
Almost home to Lancaster, NY, after a long (for me) flight
from Charlottesville, VA, I wanted to find out if anyone was on...
Short Final: Be Careful What You Wish For
Overheard just after landing at Austin, Texas:
Cessna 0DS: “Austin Tower, Cessna Five Seven Zero
Delta Sierra, ready for departure.”
Short Final: Just For Fun
Recently, I was giving an IPC to a friend in his J model
Mooney. We decided to fly the Boca Raton (KBCT) VOR‑A...
Short Final: Pottstown Route
Late in the afternoon of July 4, I was flying with my wife
from Nebraska to Philadelphia International Airport in our Piper Cherokee.
Stationary...
Short Final: Resolute Bay
Flying in the north, we had just landed at Resolute Bay
(CYRB), a bustling arctic metropolis with a last reported population of 198
people...
Short Final: Welcome To The FAA
After a routine frequency change to Kansas City Center, I
had a lot of trouble hearing the controller. On the fourth try I...
Short Final: Glider Refueling
My home airport often has gliders operating north of the
field, which led to the following exchange:
Cessna C-FABC: Pitt...
Short Final: Lonely
Sept. 5, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is pounding the North Carolina shoreline. We are CAVU in Ohio headed for New England and hoping...
Short Final: Radio Awards
Cruising over the upper Midwest we heard this exchange:
Aircraft: “Indy Cen ... (SCREECH) ... vember 12(SQUEAL) … checking...
Short Final: Ahoy, Matey
At Camp Graling, Michigan:
Army 12345 (in a pirate voice): “Graling Tower, Arrrrrmy Copter 12345, we be a...
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