Short Final: Man Of Few Words

FAA tower ATC controller
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Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots were inbound to the busy Teterboro Airport, navigating through a rapid-fire transmission environment on Newark Approach.
  • ATC issued a highly condensed instruction to their Embraer Praetor 500.
  • The copilot demonstrated good judgment by not performing an overly verbose readback, understanding the need for brevity in the busy airspace.
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From IFR Magazine reader Daniel Spitzer

My copilot Daniel and I were inbound to New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport in our Embraer Praetor 500. Our arrival was during a busy time for one of the busiest GA airports in the world.

In the middle of continuous rapid-fire transmissions on Newark Approach, ATC instructed us, “84 Papa Delta; 90; 2,000; Approach; Tower.”

Thankfully, Daniel had the good sense NOT to read that back as, “Turn left to 090 degrees, maintain 2,000 until established, cleared ILS Approach Runway 6, contact Tower now on 119.5, Praetor 8 Papa Delta.”

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