Short Final: Still Here

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot contacted York Airport (KTHV) for an airport advisory.
  • The initial response from unicom was a sarcastic comment about the airport's location.
  • Another pilot then provided the helpful information that runway 35 was in use.
  • The experience highlights the varying levels of helpfulness that can be received via unicom.
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A VFR Saturday morning this past December was a good time to exercise my Mooney 201. I decided to visit York, Pennsylvania, (KTHV) since it was close to my home base and I never had the pleasure of visiting there before. About 10 miles out I made my first call.

Me: “York, Mooney 10 miles to the northeast, inbound for landing. Request airport advisory.”

Unicom: “Airport is still here where it’s always been.”

Unknown Pilot (giggling): “Hey, you really got him good.”

He was obviously a local, who was in the pattern.

After a few moments I heard:

Lady Pilot: “They’re using Runway 35.”

Me: “Thank you, ma’am.”

Tom Stackhouse

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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