Tower: Skyhawk xxx follow Baron on four mile final for 17L.
Skyhawk: Baron in sight.
a little later…
Tower: Skyhawk you’re 10 knots faster than the Baron. Slow down.
Skyhawk: Yeeha!!! (Followed by hysterical laughter.)
Tower: Right … not something you hear every day.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructed a Skyhawk aircraft to follow a Baron for final approach to runway 17L.
- ATC subsequently directed the Skyhawk to slow down, noting it was 10 knots faster than the preceding Baron.
- The Skyhawk pilot responded to the instruction with an unconventional "Yeeha!!!" followed by hysterical laughter.
- ATC acknowledged the pilot's highly unusual and unprofessional radio transmission.
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