Short Final: Couch Surfing
One of the joys of flying in the New York City metro area is listening to the controllers. In addition to being...
Short Final: Air Power
Heard on ground frequency at Oakland‑Pontiac, Michigan, airport.
Oakland Ground: “Ground vehicle 1, we’ve had a report of a...
Short Final: Landing Fees
On a beautiful day last fall we were flying a practice ILS at Winnipeg International Airport. We had been cleared for a...
Short Final: Nav Problems
On a recent trip from Illinois to Arkansas, we overheard the following exchange:
Razorback Approach: “Cessna Two Three Tango,...
Short Final: Rough Landing
Two years ago, my fiancee and I were chaperoning my 94‑year‑old grandparents on a Delta Air Lines flight to a vacation destination....
Short Final: Migratory
On a nice fall afternoon, I was returning to my home airport after a Missouri Pilots Association board meeting. Another member was...
Short Final: Looking For Traffic
Approaching Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton Airport, the traffic advisories from Approach were scant until after a bit, Approach said, “Archer 44939, traffic at your 11...
Short Final: For The Birds
I was a new controller and just assigned to my first duty station, Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. I had a pretty...
Short Final: Be Right Back
Every IFR pilot knows the joys and sorrows of routing. Flying home from Massachusetts one afternoon, I heard the following exchange:
Short Final: Hostile Target
I was ferrying my new-to-me warbird home to Texas and bubbling over with new plane pride.
Memphis Center: “Focke-Wulf...
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