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Key Takeaways:

  • A student pilot in Cessna 38W departing Marthas Vineyard contacted Cape Approach for advisories to New Bedford.
  • The Cape Approach controller responded by revealing they were also a student controller.
  • The controller added a lighthearted "This should be interesting" remark, highlighting the unique interaction between two students (pilot and controller).
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

We were leaving Marthas Vineyard when my student nervously contacted Cape Approach:

Cessna 38W: Cape Approach, Cessna Three Eight Whiskey, student pilot departing the Vineyard, requesting advisories to New Bedford.

Cape Approach: Cessna Three Eight Whiskey, Cape Approach. This should be interesting. Im a student controller, squawk 2234, and ident.

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