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Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller recognized a familiar green Cessna 210 from his local airport in his sector.
  • He asked the pilot to confirm the aircraft's green paint, which the pilot did, inquiring why.
  • The controller humorously replied that he was "just checking our new color radar," indicating a lighthearted observation.
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A controller I know has his personal aircraft hangered at the local Muni airport. Facing his hangar is another that houses a Green Cessna 210. One day that Cessna came into his sector. My controller friend recognized the N number and the exchange follows…

Controller: N123, is that airplane painted green?

Pilot: Uh, yes. …Why?

Controller: Just checking our new color radar.

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