On The Air: May 2015

My wife and I flew in our Cessna Cardinal from our home base at Dutchess County Airport to Wallkill, NY for dinner. After dinner, we took off VFR without talking to Departure, since New York is always so busy. We did a practice ILS to Runway 3 at Montgomery/Orange County, an airport not far south, and then started the few miles back home, skirting around the Class D at Stewart International.

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Monday, April 06, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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The article compiles several anecdotes from pilots, highlighting humorous and friendly radio exchanges with air traffic controllers.
These stories often reveal a more relaxed and personalized side of aviation communication, particularly in less congested airspace or with familiar pilots.
Examples include controllers joking, understanding personal reasons for flight changes, and complimenting pilot skills.
One section also showcases creatively named aviation fixes, many of which are culturally or regionally specific.

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About eight miles northwest of Stewart I decided to call New York Approach and request a practice approach into Dutchess County. The controller answered right away with a squawk code and confirmed our location. I told him what we wanted and he gave us a heading to intercept the localizer.