Another Long Cross Country: HPN to PAO in 6 Days (long)

(John Clear) writes:

Funny...in my 90 hours of flying, all of which has originated at Palo
Alto and includes lots of pattern work during primary training, I have
NEVER heard tower refer to the Old Yacht Harbor, Bird House, Spot,
Water Treatment Plant, Antenna Farm, Dump, or Cooley Landing. And I've
only heard "Duck Pond" a couple of times (usually they'll just say
"short final").

I've heard Old Yacht Harbor, Bird House, Antenna Farm, Cooley
Landing and Duck Pond. I haven't heard the Water Treatment Plant
or Dump used as landmarks. I've been flying out of PAO for ten
years, so some of them might not be in current use. I'll have to
listen for them and see which they still use.

I've been taking lessons there since the fall. Just on Friday I was
asked to "extend upwind past Cooley Landing". A couple of times I
have heard "watch out for large flock of birds coming off of Dump", or
watch for birds over Duck Pond".

Perhaps it depends on when you fly, and which controllers you
encounter as a result...

Chris
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