Tower: How was the ride down the ILS?
Airliner 123: Pretty good actually…..
Tower: When did you break out?
Airliner 123: (pause) 1996
Airliner 123: (even longer pause) OH!! You mean out of the clouds??
Airliner 123: …About 1000 feet.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller asks a pilot when they "broke out" during an ILS approach.
- The pilot humorously misinterprets "break out" as a personal event, initially responding with the year "1996."
- Upon realizing the misunderstanding, the pilot clarifies that they broke out of the clouds at about 1000 feet.
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