Short Final

Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” NXXXXX:“Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?” Approach:“XXX, the faster you go, the quicker you’ll get here.” Courtesy of the Top Twenty Actual Transmissions Heard in the O’Hare Tracon, from IntentionallyLeftBlank, the newsletter of O’Hare’s National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine's "On the Air"

NXXXXX:
"Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?"

Approach:
"XXX, the faster you go, the quicker you'll get here."

Courtesy of the Top Twenty Actual Transmissions Heard in the O'Hare Tracon, from IntentionallyLeftBlank, the newsletter of O'Hare's National Air Traffic Controllers Association.