Candor in Caldwell
Super Cruiser: Caldwell tower, Super Cruiser N### has just departed Morristown, I would like to transition your airspace to the north.
CDW: Super Cruiser transition approved at or above 1700 ft.
(About 5 minutes later…)
CDW: Super Cruiser, say again aircraft type.
Super Cruiser: Caldwell Tower, I am a PA-12, 1946 Piper Cub Super Cruiser, just a bit old and slow.
CDW: Roger … not unlike some of us in the tower, today.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An older, slower aircraft, a 1946 Piper Cub Super Cruiser, requests and is initially approved for an airspace transition by Caldwell Tower.
- Caldwell Tower later asks for clarification on the aircraft type, prompting the pilot to humorously describe it as "just a bit old and slow."
- The exchange concludes with a lighthearted, self-deprecating remark from the air traffic controller, finding common ground with the aircraft's "slowness."
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