“Tower, requesting fly-by.”

From U.S. Department of Defense (DoD):

“Tower, requesting fly-by.” 

USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78 successfully launched and recovered an F/A-18F #SuperHornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 for the first time. The aircraft carrier is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. 

U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt.