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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” En route from San Antonio, Texas to Kerb Wille, I let my 19-year-old private pilot daughter run the radios: daughter:“Center, Piper Five Six Six Seven Romeo.” Center:“Piper Six Seven Romeo, go ahead.” daughter:“Request flight following.” Center:“Piper Six Seven Romeo, state vour location, altitude, and destination.” [long pause] daughter:“Uh, San Antonio.” [another pause] Center:“Piper Six Seven Romeo, when you figure out where you are and where you want to go, give us a call back.” James Crawfordvia e-mail
En route from San Antonio, Texas to Kerb Wille, I let my 19-year-old private pilot daughter run the radios:
daughter:
"Center, Piper Five Six Six Seven Romeo."
Center:
"Piper Six Seven Romeo, go ahead."
daughter:
"Request flight following."
Center:
"Piper Six Seven Romeo, state vour location, altitude, and destination."
[long pause]
daughter:
"Uh, San Antonio."
[another pause]
Center:
"Piper Six Seven Romeo, when you figure out where you are and where you want to go, give us a call back."
James Crawford
via e-mail
Editorial StaffAVweb
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