Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller inadvertently made a humorous double entendre while giving takeoff instructions to a pilot.
  • The controller quickly clarified the remark, which was intended to mean clearing a Grob 115 for takeoff after a Shorts Skyvan landed.
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An oldie, but a goodie…

I was behind a Grob 115 that checked in with the tower, holding short of the active, ready for takeoff, with a Shorts Skyvan on final. This is what happened next…

Tower: Grob 123, sit tight. I’ll get you off just as soon as I get my shorts down.

Tower: (With laughter clearly audible in background) Oh, you know what I meant!

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