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Editorial Staff

Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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During an IFR practice flight, the author and their CFII overheard an ATC exchange.
Air traffic control advised another pilot, Cessna 134, of traffic at their "two o'clock, same altitude" and asked if they had spotted it.
Cessna 134 responded that they were "under the hood," indicating they were in simulated instrument conditions and could not visually acquire the traffic.

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

With my CFII Jim in the right seat, we were on vectors to Allentown Airport for practice instrument approaches. En route, we heard the approach controller making the following call to another pilot in the area.

Approach:
Cessna One Three Four, two o’clock, same altitude, have you spotted it?

Cessna 134:
No, I’m under the hood.

Ed Dolezal
Bridgewater, New Jersey