Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A young-sounding pilot reported being "at FBO with Whiskey" (referring to an ATIS identifier) to Fullerton Tower.
  • The tower humorously misinterpreted "Whiskey" as the alcoholic beverage, asking if the pilot was old enough to have it.
  • The exchange highlights a brief, lighthearted moment of miscommunication in air traffic control.
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Overheard on the ground while taxiing with a lot of training traffic around the pattern:

C1234P (a very young-sounding female voice) :
“Fullerton Tower, Cessna 1234P is at FBO with Whiskey; request taxi to Runway 24.”

Tower:
“Uh, are you old enough to have Whiskey?”


John Duino
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