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Offline danieln

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Need help with ATC unclear instruction
« on: November 04, 2016, 07:37:37 PM »
Please listen to http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kcdw/KCDW-Oct-30-2016-1800Z.mp3 at 25:11 the controller calls for "left closed traffic" but I can't quite understand what he says right after that (something like "this pass"?...).

Thanks
« Last Edit: November 04, 2016, 07:50:06 PM by danieln »



Offline martyj19

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Re: Need help with ATC unclear instruction
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2016, 02:27:40 PM »
"this pass" is correct.  Then he repeats "left closed traffic this pass".  In the pattern for several touch and goes you would be given "make left/right closed traffic" on the takeoff clearance and sometimes due to other traffic you'll be instructed to switch sides; among other times, this happened to me on my private checkride.  It's always a good idea to reconfirm the side for the next one with the tower when you are on final for the touch and go that was switched.