Short Final…

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A busy flight instructor at a local airport momentarily forgot which aircraft they were flying while communicating with ground control.
  • The instructor had to request a pause in communication to identify their current Cessna.
  • Ground control acknowledged the unusual situation, advising the instructor to call back once they knew "who they were."
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At a busy local airport one sunny Saturday flight instructors were hopping in and out of different aircraft all day long:

Unidentified pilot: Montgomery Ground, Cessna, er, Cessna … wait … who am I today?
[pause]
I’ll have to call you back.

Ground: Roger, call back when you know who you are.

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