What is Portsmouth?
While trundling westwards today, monitoring Solent Approach, I heard this bit of navigational confusion:
ATC: “… Report abeam Portsmouth.”
AC: “ Report abeam Portsmouth.”
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AC: “Say again reporting point?”
ATC: “Portsmouth”
AC: “Say again?”
ATC:” P O R T S M O U T H”
AC: “Roger”
AC: “Er, is that a VRP?”
ATC: “No, it’s a large naval town on the South Coast”.
AC:”… Er, Oh, it’s under my left wing…”
We all get days like that!