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...
Short Final: Pay Grade
Overheard over South Carolina, with the busy Atlanta arrivals
streaming overhead:
Delta 1234: “Center, Delta 1234 flight level 230.”
Short Final: Tomahawk
I took off from Erie after a major front had passed through much of Pennsylvania and Baltimore and ...
Short Final: Jackpot
After dropping off our Angel Flight West passenger we were climbing out of Henderson, Nevada. On the guard frequency (121.5) we heard...
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