As I approached untowered Booneville (AR) Municipal Airport, I announced on CTAF. This was the exchange:
Me: Skylane 123 entering left downwind, runway 27 Booneville.
Unicom: Roger, Skylane 123, Wind is calm. Sklane 123, your rotating beacon is not working. Wait … yes it is. No it’s not. Yes it is….
Me: Roger, thanks.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot announced their approach to an untowered airport on CTAF.
- The Unicom operator provided wind information followed by a highly inconsistent and confused report about the aircraft's rotating beacon.
- The interaction highlights a humorous or potentially problematic communication exchange regarding visual observations at an untowered field.
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