“Overheard this one while in the pattern at PBH…”
Pilot: Price County traffic, Experimental #### will be going down in the lake off the end of 01.
Unicom: Will notify Sheriff’s department immediately. Hang on!
Pilot: ………..Uh, negative………we’re an Amphibian.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot's transmission stating their experimental aircraft would be "going down in the lake" caused immediate concern for Unicom.
- Unicom interpreted this as an emergency and promptly offered to notify the Sheriff's department.
- The pilot clarified the situation, revealing they were in an amphibian aircraft, making the "going down" a routine water landing, not a crash.
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