Short Final: Other Right

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot flying into Purdue University Airport was instructed by air traffic control (ATC) to enter a right downwind but mistakenly turned left.
  • ATC humorously corrected the pilot, referencing their origin from Bloomington (home of the Indiana Hoosiers) and implying a directional confusion.
  • Another individual on the frequency joined the banter, making a joke about the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball performance, linking the error to the collegiate rivalry.
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Flying into the Class D Purdue University Airport (home of the Purdue Boilermakers), I heard tower say, “N1234 enter right downwind for Runway 28.”

A few minutes later the tower said, “N1234, I know you’re from Bloomington (home of Indiana Hoosiers), but it’s your other right.”

Apparently the plane had turned left.

Then someone else came on frequency saying, “No wonder they can’t play basketball anymore….”

Matt Balla
Bloomington, Indiana

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