While flying into Cheyenne one spring day the tower anounced to pattern traffic…
Tower: Piper 1234 be aware of a flock of birds off of runway 12.
Piper 1234: Tower, we have birds in sight off our right wing.
Tower: Piper 1234 can you deternime what kind of birds they are? …Geese?
Cessna 567: Tower we have a flock of cranes off of our left wing.
Tower: Cessna 567. Can you tell what kind of cranes?
(pause)
Piper 1234: They appear to be unlit cranes.
Unidentified: Had that one coming…
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- Air traffic control warned pilots about birds near runway 12, with pilots reporting sightings.
- When one pilot reported seeing "cranes," the controller requested further identification of the bird type.
- Another pilot made a humorous pun, stating they appeared to be "unlit cranes," playing on the dual meaning of the word for birds and construction equipment.
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