Short Final

Editorial Staff

Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A line of TH-55 helicopters, including solo and instructor-led flights, was returning to Fort Wolters, TX in 1970.
A student pilot, in broken Vietnamese, announced his approach to the tower using an incorrect entry.
The tower corrected the student's entry, advising him that he was entering traffic from the wrong direction.
The student responded that it was okay because he was flying solo.

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During helicopter primary flight training at Fort Wolters, TX in 1970 a long, loose line of TH-55 helicopters, some with solo students, some with instructors, were returning from afternoon training.

Student: (In broken Vietnamese) Wolthers Tower,Osage 1234 entering extended down wind for landing.

Wolthers Tower: Osage 1234, negative entry, you are entering traffic from wrong direction.

Student : Thats OK tower, I solo.

Bob Page