Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An Air Traffic Controller (ATC) provided a traffic advisory to a Cessna pilot regarding a Saab 340.
  • The Cessna pilot inquired about the traffic's specific location.
  • The ATC responded humorously, indicating the traffic was no longer a factor with a witty colloquialism, and then instructed the pilot to contact the tower.
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Approach:
“Cessna One Two Three X-Ray Yankee: Traffic is at your 12 o’clock, 5 miles and 3000 feet – a Saab 340.”

Cessna 123XY:
“Looking. Where is he? Over the river?”

Approach:
“Traffic no factor. He’s over the river, through the woods, and on his way to grandmother’s house. Contact tower now on 120.7.”

Peter Ver Lee
Bangor, Maine

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