“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 reported to Price County traffic that they would be "going down in the lake" off the end of runway 01.
- Unicom, interpreting this as an emergency, immediately offered to contact the Sheriff's department.
- The pilot clarified that it was not an emergency, as their aircraft was an amphibian capable of water landings.
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