Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot inquired if the air traffic control tower or its personnel were "done for" or closing.
  • The air traffic controller clarified the distinction between their personal shift ending and the tower's operational status.
  • The controller's shift was ending at noon, but assured the pilot the tower facility itself would remain operational for a long time.
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In the hangar all day listening to our radio, I heard several pilots ask our tower if they were closing. This was the best exchange:

N12345:
“Are you guys done for?”

Tower:
“Who do you mean – me or the tower?”

N1234U:
“Both.”

Tower:
“I’m done at noon, but the tower is going to be around for a long time.”


Scott Peterson
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