Short Final: We Have Oscar

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot on a PALS flight transported an Afghanistan war refugee and her helper dog, Oscar.
  • Approaching Columbus, the pilot informed air traffic control, "We have Oscar," after noting "Oscar was current on ATIS."
  • After landing, the passenger asked the pilot why he needed to tell ATC that he had Oscar.
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My wife and I were on a PALS flight (PALS = Patient Airlift Services) and we had an Afghanistan war refugee and her helper-dog, Oscar, whom we took to Columbus, Ohio.

Approaching Columbus information Oscar was current on ATIS. I told the controller, “We have Oscar.”

After we landed, the lady whom Oscar was helping asked me, “Why did you need to tell him you had Oscar?”

Brian Gately
Brooklyn, New York

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