Airplane come down on the land with sky sunset in twilight
Key Takeaways:
An air traffic controller humorously questions an airliner's instrument flight capability after it repeatedly reports being "unable due to clouds."
A general aviation pilot at JFK experiences a witty ATC exchange, where his Bonanza is given "caution prop wash" instructions to a trailing airliner, contrasting with "caution jet wash" for a leading airliner.
A pilot flying to Toronto's busy Billy Bishop Airport receives a good-natured "free tour of the island" from ATC while being vectored for spacing.
Quite a few years ago, I was flying my Mooney on the short hop from San Antonio International Airport to Kerrville Municipal Airport. It was a typically hot, humid, and bumpy day in Texas.
Back then there was an afternoon airline service from San Antonio to Austin, which was probably just a 15-minute flight at less than 10,000 feet—right down in the bumps with the rest of us.
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