Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller alerted a Great Lakes pilot to traffic (a 737) located behind and above their aircraft.
  • The pilot humorously responded that they couldn't see the traffic, acknowledging its position.
  • The controller delivered a witty comeback, implying the pilot would need "eyes in the back of their head" like a mother to spot the traffic.
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Heard on Denver approach frequency

Approach: Great Lakes One Twenty Three, traffic six o’clock, two miles, 1000 feet above you, a 737.

Great Lakes: Approach, Great Lakes One Twentv-Three, if I told you I could see him, I’d be lyin’.

Approach: If you told me you could see him, you’d be my mother, ’cause you’d have eves in the back of your head.

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