While flying into Cheyenne one spring day the tower anounced to pattern traffic…
Tower: Piper 1234 be aware of a flock of birds off of runway 12.
Piper 1234: Tower, we have birds in sight off our right wing.
Tower: Piper 1234 can you deternime what kind of birds they are? …Geese?
Cessna 567: Tower we have a flock of cranes off of our left wing.
Tower: Cessna 567. Can you tell what kind of cranes?
(pause)
Piper 1234: They appear to be unlit cranes.
Unidentified: Had that one coming…
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller (ATC) warns pilots about birds near Cheyenne runway 12.
- When one pilot reports seeing "cranes," the ATC asks for clarification on the type of cranes.
- Another pilot humorously responds by identifying them as "unlit cranes," playing on the double meaning of the word (birds vs. construction equipment).
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