Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot, though cleared for takeoff, chose to wait for an aircraft on short final.
  • This decision, prioritizing safety and courtesy, was appreciated by both the arriving aircraft and air traffic control.
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A couple of years ago I was waiting as number one for takeoff at a towered airport.

Tower: “Cessna 12345 cleared for takeoff runway 25.”

Cessna 12345:“I’ll just wait on that aircraft on short final.”

Airplane on final: “I appreciate that!”

Tower:“I appreciate it too!”


Greg Fowler

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