A few years ago I was returning to KHLN after an evening flight. It was a beautiful night and well into dusk and not another voice on the radio when I made my call into HLN.
N3969B: Hln tower cub 3969B, eight miles Northeast, inbound landing Victor.
HLN tower: cub 69B, not in sight, report three-mile right base runway 27.
N3969B: OK, 69B, we’ll call you three-mile right base 27, but I bet I’m about the only light on out here on this quiet night.
HLN tower: Ah, don’t be so sure. I cleared Venus to land just the other night.
The HLN tower controller was Dave Mason who recently retired and now has a FAA waypoint named for him.
