Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller in Tampa misstated an airliner's landing sequence as "number three of two" before quickly correcting himself.
  • The airliner pilot humorously responded to the error with a self-deprecating joke about "five out of three pilots" having dyslexia.
See a mistake? Contact us.
Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Into Tampa, Florida at night, I overheard the controller misspeak to the airliner ahead of me in the line-up for landing:

Tower:
“Airline 123, you’re number three of two – wait, that’s number two of three. Sorry.”

Airliner:
“That’s okay, five out of three pilots have dyslexia, anvway.”

Travis Eddleman
via mail-e

Sign-up for newsletters & special offers!

Get the latest stories & special offers delivered directly to your inbox

SUBSCRIBE

Please support AVweb.

It looks like you’re using an ad blocker. Ads keep AVweb free and fund our reporting.
Please whitelist AVweb or continue with ads enabled.