Short Final: Horse And Buggy

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Piper aircraft was landing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  • The area is known for its Amish community, who often use horse-drawn buggies.
  • Air traffic control noted a horse and buggy passing the slow-moving Piper.
  • The Piper pilot acknowledged the observation, humorously commenting on their slow speed.
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One day we were finishing some instrument training at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an area well known for its fairly large Amish presence. It was very windy that day and as we were headed outbound, the Tower told a landing Piper, “I think I just saw a horse and buggy pass you.”

The Piper responded, “Yeah, we are pretty slow today.”

Harold Lanfear

Newark, DE

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