“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 of "going down in the lake" was initially perceived as an emergency crash.
- The situation was clarified when the pilot stated they were flying an amphibian aircraft, indicating a routine water landing rather than a disaster.
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