Short Final: Capital Idea!

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot requested the ILS 32 approach.
  • Air traffic control initially gave a non-committal response.
  • The pilot used humor ("capitalizing on that chance") to reiterate their request.
  • Air traffic control approved the request, appreciating the pilot's humor.
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Toward the end of my flight, I had the following exchange with air traffic control:

Approach Control: “N1234, expect visual approach Runway 32.”

Me: “Any chance we can get the ILS 32?”

Approach Control: “Well, there’s always a chance …”

Me: “Well, capitalizing on that chance, we’d like to request the ILS 32.”

Approach Control: “What a capital idea! You can expect that.”

Andrew Laudato
Nashville, TN
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