Short Final: Discreet Descent

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Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller instructed a Delta flight to descend to a specific altitude "pilot's discretion."
  • The Delta pilot humorously acknowledged the instruction by stating they would descend "discreetly."
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While flying from San Jose International airport to Portland International airport we heard the following:

Oakland Center: “Delta 123, cleared to descend pilot’s discretion to 240.”

Delta 123: “Delta 123 descending to 240, and we’ll do it discreetly.”

Daniel Sternbergh

San Jose, CA

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