Short runway, shorter fuse, and usually carrying less animated cargo…
Tower: Understand you’re without cargo today. If you’re light, cleared for runway 6.
N1234: All I have on board is my wife … and she’s heavy, but not THAT heavy.
(pause)
Tower: Roger N1234, and she’s flying with you, now?
N1234: Yep, she’s got her headset on and is punching the heck out of me.Cleared to land runway 6, N1234.
Tower: Copy. …We’ll roll the trucks.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller inquired if a pilot was flying "light" without cargo.
- The pilot humorously responded that his only passenger was his wife, joking about her weight.
- After the pilot confirmed his wife was hitting him for the joke, the tower dryly replied they would "roll the trucks."
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