Frustrated Controller at LaGuardia on a busy day: “Skyhawk 735 do a one minute 360 for spacing on the final”.
Veteran, cool, knowledgeable pilot “A standard rate-turn 360 degrees takes two minutes”
Controller: “Do a 180 and back ‘er in”.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A frustrated air traffic controller at a busy airport requested a pilot to perform an impossible one-minute 360-degree turn for spacing.
- The veteran pilot corrected the controller, stating that a standard 360-degree turn takes two minutes.
- Exasperated, the controller responded with a humorous and non-standard instruction to "Do a 180 and back 'er in."
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