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On the Air—September 2024

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Key Takeaways:

  • Neglecting basic safety procedures, such as chocking an aircraft, can lead to severe and costly damage, highlighting the importance of diligence and good insurance.
  • Air traffic control (ATC) communications frequently feature humorous exchanges between pilots and controllers, often arising from unexpected situations, witty remarks, or human errors.
  • The aviation community shares diverse anecdotes, ranging from cautionary tales about operational oversight to lighthearted radio quips and unique aviation-centric real estate opportunities.
See a mistake? Contact us.

For your August OTA I sent you the photo (repeated here) of the Gulfstream that was towed to parking, but the ground crew neglected to set the chocks. Subsequently, it rolled into the Challenger behind it.

I thought you might like to know the outcome. The Gulfstream has been repaired and is flying. The Challenger’s pressure vessel was penetrated in a way and in a location that there’s no approved fix. The airplane is scrapped.

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