Cape Approach:
“Skyhawk 12345, you have traffic at 2:00, five miles headed southeast.”
Skyhawk 12345:
“Looking for traffic.”
Skyhawk 12345:
“Is that 2:00 Eastern Time or Zulu?”
Cape Approach:
[silence]
Dan Stoppe
via e-mail
Short Final
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller issued a traffic advisory to a pilot, indicating traffic at "2:00."
- The pilot humorously misinterpreted the "2:00" clock position as a time reference (Eastern Time or Zulu).
- This unexpected question was met with silence from the air traffic controller, highlighting the pilot's misinterpretation of standard aviation terminology.
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