Short Final
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Palm Beach, Florida approach was busy, as usual. My experience is that they’re always 100% business and 0% humor. They must have had a new controller at the mic: Approach:“Mooney Three Four November, squawk VFR; frequency change approved.” Mooney 34N:“Approach, uh, roger – and I want to report that your radio has a high pitched whine.” Approach (sarcastically):“That’s because it’s scared.” Unknown Third-Party Pilot:“Hell, we’re all scared!” Tom Trippvia e-mail

Palm Beach, Florida approach was busy, as usual. My experience is that they're always 100% business and 0% humor. They must have had a new controller at the mic:
Approach:
"Mooney Three Four November, squawk VFR; frequency change approved."
Mooney 34N:
"Approach, uh, roger - and I want to report that your radio has a high pitched whine."
Approach (sarcastically):
"That's because it's scared."
Unknown Third-Party Pilot:
"Hell, we're all scared!"
Tom Tripp
via e-mail

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