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Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air” Overheard by a passenger from Chicago to London, England:Minneapolis Center:“United Nine Two Eight Heavy, direct Badger – Whoa, we’re not going to Badger are we – Nine Two Eight fly heading 340.”United 928:“Um, we’re going to London.”Center:“Ah, United Nine Two Eight Heavy, fly 010, vectors to London.”Center (15 seconds later):“Of course that’s not really vectors for London, it’s vectors for – um, PECOK.”

Overheard by a passenger from Chicago to London, England:
Minneapolis Center:
"United Nine Two Eight Heavy, direct Badger - Whoa, we're not going to Badger are we - Nine Two Eight fly heading 340."
United 928:
"Um, we're going to London."
Center:
"Ah, United Nine Two Eight Heavy, fly 010, vectors to London."
Center (15 seconds later):
"Of course that's not really vectors for London, it's vectors for - um, PECOK."

Editorial StaffAVweb
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