Flying to Teterboro

vincent p. norris wrote:
Some years ago, Flying mag published a letter from a pilot who said he
heard the following on the radio:

TEB tower instructed a pilot to report passing a certain landmark.
Apparently the pilot didn't know where it was, and blundered past it
without reporting.

When his error was discovered, the Tower came on the radio saying
something like "GET OUT OF MY AIRSPACE! . . ."

I am not a pilot, but I did fly into Teterboro in a small plane owned by a
work colleague. We flew from Albany to Teterboro, following the Hudson
River. The air traffic controller communication was remarkably different as
we approached the Tappan Zee bridge. More terse, more clipped. Lots of
"heavies". I have become forever fascinated by ATC chatter after this
flight.

Anyway, I don't remember the details, but as we approached TEB, my pilot
friend asked for how to get to TEB, and after the controller verified our
direction, he said, go up the Hudson, and make a left at the Lincoln
Tunnel. The next words out of my pilot friend's mouth: "OK, where's the
Lincoln Tunnel?"

(And if my vague memory serves, we were able to spot the large traffic
ramps entering the tunnel. Still, I thought it was a remarkable landmark.)
--
Rick (www.snipurl.com/rickumali) Umali

Rick Umali wrote:

Anyway, I don't remember the details, but as we approached TEB, my pilot
friend asked for how to get to TEB, and after the controller verified our
direction, he said, go up the Hudson, and make a left at the Lincoln
Tunnel.

A left? You must have been coming up from the south at that point (given
that Albany is north of NYC) ???

You mentioned you are fascinated with ATC "chatter." In the event that you
are unaware, there is a website that allows you to listen to live ATC
communications on your PC. The ATC communications range from small
airports to the biggest, from across the US and around the world:

http://www.liveatc.net


--
Peter