A rough month for BD5J's

"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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reported wind bursts in the area.

Lischer was making an approach into Ocean City Municipal Airport around
10:40 a.m. when his plane crashed into a wooded area 1,000 feet short
of the runway, Peters said.

"I turned around, looked back and I saw a plume of smoke and fire,"
Bishop said.

Lischer had contacted the airport's tower during his approach and
"everything was fine," Bishop said.


That must have been an interesting conversation, OC does not have a
control
tower!
John
(I maintain some equipment there)

The reported added the statement about the tower.



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In a previous article, "Juan Jimenez" said:
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Lischer had contacted the airport's tower during his approach and
"everything was fine," Bishop said.
That must have been an interesting conversation, OC does not have a
control tower!
The reported added the statement about the tower.

To a reporter, just like the rest of the general public, anybody you talk
to on the radio is "the tower". You can be a FL390 in the middle of the
Atlantic, and they'll still write that you're talking to "the tower".

Read "Airframe" by Michael Chricton to see what a ******** a writer can
make of air-to-ground radio conversations, even a writer who made his
reputation on the quality of his research. I saved on of his biggest
howlers as a sig file:

"Tower zero one request clearance for takeoff."
"Cleared runway three contact ground point six three when off the runway."

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In a previous article, "Juan Jimenez" said:
"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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Lischer had contacted the airport's tower during his approach and
"everything was fine," Bishop said.
That must have been an interesting conversation, OC does not have a
control tower!
The reported added the statement about the tower.

To a reporter, just like the rest of the general public, anybody you talk
to on the radio is "the tower". You can be a FL390 in the middle of the
Atlantic, and they'll still write that you're talking to "the tower".

Read "Airframe" by Michael Chricton to see what a ******** a writer can
make of air-to-ground radio conversations, even a writer who made his
reputation on the quality of his research. I saved on of his biggest
howlers as a sig file:

"Tower zero one request clearance for takeoff."
"Cleared runway three contact ground point six three when off the runway."

That's a good one!



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UltraJohn wrote:
Lischer had contacted the airport's tower during his approach and
"everything was fine," Bishop said.
That must have been an interesting conversation, OC does not have a control
tower!

Whenever landing at a towered airport, everyone always makes a point
about indicating their status, too, right?

"Santa Monica Tower, Cessna 1234 Foxtrot Pacific Palisades, landing
with Delta, everything's fine."

"Santa Monica Tower, Cessna 1234 Foxtrot turning right base for 21,
everything's fine."

Silly reporter..... Aviation needs to be aggressive about grooming
connections with local media to have pilots that can help keep these
stories accurate.

In article ,
Read "Airframe" by Michael Chricton to see what a ******** a writer can
make of air-to-ground radio conversations, even a writer who made his
reputation on the quality of his research. I saved on of his biggest
howlers as a sig file:

"Tower zero one request clearance for takeoff."
"Cleared runway three contact ground point six three when off the runway."


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