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Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller on Baltimore approach identified a Cessna 1234B operating within Class B airspace without proper clearance.
  • The Cessna pilot was also found to be squawking an incorrect transponder code.
  • When asked if everything was "O.K.", the controller sarcastically confirmed that despite the serious violations, "everything is just fine."
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Overheard on Baltimore approach frequency:

Approach:
“Cessna 1234B, what code are you squawking?”

Cessna:
“We’re squawking [CODE]. Is everything O.K.?”

Approach:
“Cessna 34B, you’re inside Class B air space, you don’t have a clearance to enter Class B, and you’re squawking the wrong code. Other than that, everything is just fine.”

Alexei Tsekoun
Princeton, New Jersey

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