Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • PHL Approach instructed Air Canada 364 to report the airport "field in sight" for landing clearance.
  • The pilot humorously responded by reporting only the "terminal in sight," leading to a humorous correction from air traffic control.
  • PHL Approach then clarified the instruction, advising the pilot "Don't land on the terminal" and issued the correct visual clearance for runway 27R.
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PHL Approach:
“Air Canada 364, PHL airport. 2 o’clock and four miles. Report the field in sight.”

Air Canada 364:
“Yeah, we have the terminal in sight.”

PHL Approach:
“Don’t land on the terminal. Cleared the visual 27R, tower on 118.5.”


A. Mello
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