Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller at Shoreham, SE UK, with a distinctive "plummy" voice, handled a busy circuit.
  • Two non-radio aircraft, humorously referred to as "Cubs," were also present in the circuit.
  • After clearing a take-off, the controller playfully asked, "Now, where are my pride of cubs?"
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There used to be a controller at my home base of Shoreham, SE UK who had the kind of plummy voice that you might expect of a Victorian actor. One day there were two non-radio Cubs in the busy circuit. After giving my take-off clearance, he asked, “Now, where are my pride of cubs?”


Bob Gilchrist
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