Short Final

A couple of relevant PIREPs from the East Coast noreaster on March 2: AVL UUA /OV AVL170002/TM 1720/FL001/TP CRJ9/WV +15-20KTS/RM LIKE A BULL RIDE IAD UUA /OV KIAD/TM 1238/FL040/TP CRJ2/TB MOD-SEV/RM VERY BUMPY ON DESCENT. PRETTY MUCH EVERY ONE ON THE PLANE THREW UP. PILOTS WERE ON THE VERGE OF THROWING UP. AWC-WEB

ATC: Cessna XXXX, traffic is going to be an HH-60 departing to the North at 1,700. Me: Roger, we are looking for the traffic now. Pause: Me: Tower, we have the traffic in sight and we are turning to avoid. ATC: If I were in charge, I would paint all aircraft blaze orange. My instructor: […]

ATC: Squawk 0007 maintain 4500 direct to XXXX Me: Maintain 4500 direct XXXX, squawk licensed to kill ATC: Only if your name is Bond, James Bond Me: Since my name is Dave I guess I will just squawk 0007 Dave Gagliardi

Heard on Denver departure XXXX: “Just off Centennial” Center: “Squawk 6666” Center: “Umm, do you want another? We could give you a different one.” silence XXXX: No, it’s okay, we’ll keep that one.” John C. Lamb

Flying back from St. Augustine Fl (SGJ) to Stennis International (KHSA) just before Christmas, my destination was very low IFR. The whole region and surrounding airports were either very low IFR or Zero Zero. Planes were going missed at Gulfport (KGPT) and surrounding airports and tensions were high with the controllers. I was cleared for […]

Pilots tuning into the ATIS at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Saturday got a laundry list of closed taxiways, runway and frequency information, a bird advisory and an apology. ATIS: We apologize for any delay you might have today. Due to our elected leaders’ inability to effectively run (the) government, staffing is short. So sorry. Dilly […]

On Aug 22nd, 2017 while flying near Myrtle Beach, to Triple Tree Aerodrome, SC to watch the total solar eclipse, there was the following exchange. Experimental: Florence Approach, Experimental NXXXX Request. Florence Approach: NXXXX go ahead. Experimental: N7XXXX requests vectors to where the sun doesn’t shine. Florence Approach: Now that’s funny. Martin Heller

It was one of those days where the winds were very gusty, and the pattern was just a mess at ILG (Wilmington, DE). It’s a training site for controllers and downwinds were being extended by miles, clearances were changing, and everything was just a bit messy. Combined with the gusts, it wasn’t a fun day. […]

We flew a group of customers from North Carolina to Canada for a factory visit. This was a part 91 corporate trip, in a King Air 200.When we returned several days later, our Canadian airport had turned into the ice planet of Hoth: not just snow but ice everywhere. We got clearance to taxi from […]

I had just departed a famous airport and proceeded on course. Tower: Cessna XYZ, what is your heading? Cessna XYZ: XYZ heading Southwest. Tower: Cessna XYZ, what is your heading? Cessna XYZ: XYZ heading Southwest. Tower (agitated): Cessna XYZ, I need to know your heading Cessna XYZ: XYZ heading Southwest. Tower (very agitated): Cessna XYZ, […]