Short Final: Mirage

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot received traffic alerts and tower guidance for an aircraft that they could not visually spot.
  • The air traffic controller identified the unseen aircraft as "a Mirage," leading to a humorous exchange with the pilot.
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I was inbound for landing at Reid‑Hillview airport and had a traffic alert off to my left, 300 feet higher and faster. About a minute after the traffic alert the tower told me I had traffic above and to the left of me. I replied that I did not have traffic in sight.

Tower said, “It’s a Mirage.”

I replied, “No wonder I can’t see them,” eliciting a chuckle out of the tower guy.
Anonymous
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