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Key Takeaways:

  • A Civil Air Patrol mission overheard a humorous radio exchange between a Piper Cub and Air Traffic Control.
  • The tower warned the Piper Cub, on final approach, about "slow movers" crossing the runway.
  • The Piper Cub pilot humorously acknowledged the warning, stating that their aircraft was also a "slow mover."
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During our Civil Air Patrol mission today, we were monitoring the local tower and overheard the following traffic from a Piper Cub to the Tower:

Piper Cub: On final approach Runway 27.

Tower: Be advised there are slow movers crossing 27 at 1.

Piper Cub: That’s O.K., we’re slow movers, too.

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