Airport Under Surveillance

[HighFlyingA380]

So earlier today over southern Iowa while on with ZAU, I heard a pilot report having "the airport under surveillance." Right away, the controller cleared him for the visual and a frequency change.

Is this some known alternate to "airport in sight" that I've never heard before? Perhaps some non-ICAO terminology used somewhere overseas?

 

[Pilawt]

Maybe just being cute? One who never passes up an opportunity to throw in three for four extra syllables?

 

[mkosmo]

Perhaps English isn't his first language?

 

[JCranford]

Maybe he was with some Federal alphabet organization and the airport really WAS under surveillance!

 

[bullwinkle]

NSA Black Jet.

 

[Unit74]

NSA Black Jet.

Matte black to be specific. And pilots are wearing helmets.

 

[petrolero]

Jade. Helm.

 

[Palmpilot]

Maybe he didn't want to say "airport in sight" because he just had it on his GPS, and/or had the general area in sight.

 

[frfly172]

So it's not in sight,but will be after surveying the area,probably on a GPS.

 

[Brad Z]

No, it's not new terminology.

 

[Shepherd]

Or it could just be an old fashion brain fart and the wrong words came out of his mouth.

 

[paflyer]

Perhaps English isn't his first language?

Did he follow up with "All your base are belong to us."?

 

[mkosmo]

Did he follow up with "All your base are belong to us."?

Next time I'm given a base entry by tower I may respond with that now. I had never thought of that haha

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[Gucci Pilot]

Just trying to be a wise a**

 

[wilkersk]

Or it could just be an old fashion brain fart and the wrong words came out of his mouth.

That sounds cooler than keying the mike 5 times and still not finding the right words.