Overheard while en route to Hendersonville, NC:
Approach:
“Piper XXX, say destination.”
Piper XXX:
“Destination:
T as in … tail.
R as in … roger.
I as in … um … inside.”
Jeff Brooks
Flushing, MI
Short Final
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot provided an unusual and humorous phonetic spelling of their destination to air traffic control.
- Instead of standard phonetics, the pilot used words like "tail" for T, "roger" for R, and "inside" for I.
- The exchange highlights a moment of lightheartedness in routine air traffic communication.
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