Short Final

The following exchange took place enroute to opening day at Sun ‘n’ Fun last April: Bonanza: Jacksonville Center, Bonanza Two Zero Yankee. 11,000. Center: Bonanza Two Zero Yankee, Roger, Jacksonville altimeter 30.12. Bonanza: Are you working a lot of traffic to Lakeland this afternoon? Center: I’ll tell you what — if you fell out of your airplane right now, you’d never hit the ground.

Published Jan 28, 2007 12:00 AM EST

The following exchange took place enroute to opening day at Sun 'n' Fun last April:

Bonanza: Jacksonville Center, Bonanza Two Zero Yankee. 11,000.

Center: Bonanza Two Zero Yankee, Roger, Jacksonville altimeter 30.12.

Bonanza: Are you working a lot of traffic to Lakeland this afternoon?

Center: I'll tell you what -- if you fell out of your airplane right now, you'd never hit the ground.