Short Final: Other Right

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot from Bloomington (Indiana Hoosiers territory) mistakenly turned left when instructed to enter a right downwind at Purdue University Airport.
  • Air traffic control humorously corrected the pilot, referencing their Bloomington origin and the Purdue-Indiana university rivalry.
  • Another person on the frequency joined the banter, jokingly attributing the directional confusion to the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball performance.
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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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