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15 March It's been a long night at JFK
Original ATC Communication
Plain English Translation
PILOT
JFK Tower, JetBlue 1528 is outside ZAPPO, ILS 22 Left.
PILOT
JFK Tower, this is JetBlue flight 1528. We’re just passing the ZAPPO navigation point, lined up for an instrument landing on runway 22 Left.
ATC
JetBlue 1528, Kennedy Ground. Wind 230 at 8, runway 22 Left, cleared to land.
ATC
JetBlue 1528, this is Kennedy Ground control. The wind is coming from the southwest at 8 knots; you are authorized to land on runway 22 Left.
PILOT
Cleared to land, JetBlue 1528. New York Tower, right?
PILOT
Authorized to land, JetBlue 1528. But we are talking to New York Tower, right?
ATC
I’m sorry, say again?
ATC
I’m sorry, could you repeat that?
PILOT
You said Kennedy Ground—I’m just confirming we’re on Tower.
PILOT
You called yourself Kennedy Ground control—I’m just confirming that we are actually talking to the Tower.
ATC
Yeah, it's been a long night. This is Tower. 22 Left, cleared to land.
ATC
Yeah, you're right, it’s been a long night. This is indeed the Tower. Runway 22 Left, you are cleared to land.
PILOT
Tell me about it. 1528, cleared to land.
PILOT
I know the feeling. JetBlue 1528, cleared to land.
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