Short Final

Romance in the air is alive and well. While on a CAP flight I heard the following over departure control: Control:Bonanza 123, squawk 4567. A short while later … Control:Bonanza 123, do you have a passenger named [woman’s first name] aboard? Bonanza 123:Affirmative. Control:Can you put her on? We are holding an important message for her. Bonanza 123:Stand by. [pause] Bonanza 123 (woman’s voice):This is [woman’s name]. Control:We have been asked to relay a message to you from [man’s name] in [aircraft number]. Are you ready to copy? [pause] Bonanza 123 (woman’s voice):Yes. Control:[Man’s name] sends the following message: “Will you marry me?” Bonanza 123:[garbled transmission] Control:We didn’t get that. What is your answer? Bonanza 123 (woman’s voice):I would be honored. Control:Bonanza 123, we copy and will relay. [pause] Cap Flight 2237:Cap Flight 2237 offers best wishes to the bride. Delta 0000:Delta 0000 offers best wishes to the bride. Control:Bonanza 123, Cap Flight 2237 and Delta 0000 send best wishes to the bride. Bonanza 123 (woman’s voice again):Thank you. CAP Flight 2237:Nice to know romance on the airways is alive and well. Over 3,000 hours up here, and I never heard anything like that. Control:Me either. We have never played cupid before. Tom Simmons