Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot in a Comanche announced their position in the traffic pattern as "right downwind, runway 21."
  • Another pilot in a Cessna 182 then inquired about traffic.
  • The Comanche pilot clarified their position as "over the hill, turning base."
  • The second pilot humorously responded by using the idiom "over the hill" to imply the first pilot's age, creating a play on words.
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As number two in the pattern today, I announced:
“Comanche, right downwind, runway 21.”

Number three in the pattern said:
“182 on 45, looking for traffic.”

I responded:
“I’m over the hill, turning base now.”

Number three said:
“If you’re flying today, there’s no way you’re over the hill.”


Al Briguglio

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