Short Final

A Cessna 182 and a Christen Eagle were on parallel approach for 28L and 28R, respectively, at FCM… Tower: Cessna XXX, do you have traffic? Cessna: Cessna XXX has the traffic, he’s right beside me. Tower: Eagle XXX, traffic is a Cessna 182 on parallel for 28L, Eagle XXX is cleared for landing, Runway 28R. […]

Overheard in the pilot’s lounge, as a pilot took her briefing over a speakerphone… Pilot: I’ve never flown into there before. Do you have anything you can tell me aside from the weather? Briefer: The windsock is inoperable. (pause) Briefer: Apparently their wind is out of service.

Overheard while awaiting clearance at Wellington Airport, NZ, in poor, gusty weather… Tower: XXX be advised the previous aircraft reports reduced wind shear on final, and decreasing crosswind. XXX: “Oh. Goody…”

Overheard while approaching the control zone in Wellington, New Zealand……. ZKxxx: Request entry into the zone with Charlie 1021, currently 20 miles to the south west at 2500. Wellington Tower: Cleared to enter the zone via the Sinclair Sector 1500 feet or below. ZKxxx: Cleared to enter the zone via Sinclair at 1500 or below. […]

From our Gender Issues file… During an IFR training flight, while getting vectored to the ILS-35, on a heading of 090… Approach (female controller): Cardinal XXX, turn left heading 350 to intercept, cleared for the approach… Sorry for the bad vector, if you go through the localizer, continue left turn to 330 to intercept. Cardinal […]

From our “been there, done that” files… On my first cross-country with friends after passing my private pilot checkride (back in the late Paleolithic…), I was in the runup area, working through the pre-takeoff checklist. An uncharacteristically subdued voice said from the rear seat, “If she still has to read the directions, I don’t think […]

From our “Fans of the new Business AVflash” file: re: Business AVflash Volume 2, Issue 4 — February 25, 2004. You referred to “East Overshoe, Wyoming” in your articleabout the TSA. East Overshoe is in Connecticut. The town you’re thinking of is Medicine Breath, Wyoming.

“While flying the Santa Monica VOR-A approach tonight, I heard SoCal approach say…” Approach: November XXXX say again type. NXXXX: We’re a Beech 19. You know, the little one. Approach: Roger. So what you’re saying is you’re a little son of a Beech.

Overheard at Bankstown Airport in suburban Sydney… Tower: ABC, cleared for takeoff. Caution for a rabbit at the far end of the runway. ABC: Roger rabbit…

From our, “There’s a right way, and then there’s other ways,” file… Tower: Cessna XXX cleared to land 20. Cessna: Cleared to land 20. Tower: Cessna XXX can you land and hold short 31-13.(brief pause…..)Cessna: You bethca. Tower: XXX is that a roger. Cessna: …Roger. Land and hold short 31-13.