Short Final: The Lancaster Unicorn

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot humorously misidentified "Unicom" as "Unicorn" multiple times when calling an airport near Lancaster, NY.
  • The pilot was returning to Lancaster, NY, from Charlottesville, VA, after a flight.
  • He jokingly assured readers that, despite his radio call, there are no actual unicorns at the Lancaster airport.
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Almost home to Lancaster, NY, after a long (for me) flight from Charlottesville, VA, I wanted to find out if anyone was on the ground at Lancaster:

Me: “Lancaster Unicorn … Lancaster Unicorn”—I actually said it wrong twice—“Lancaster Unicom! Piper One Seven Two Mike Echo …”

Sadly, no one got to enjoy this with me. But don’t bother looking for unicorns at Lancaster. I already checked.

Nate Richards
Charlottesville, VA

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