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Overheard while being vectored to the ILS 10 at KMSY the other day: Approach: Jet 123, maintain 9,000. Jet 123: Um, ok, we’re gonna go through it. Approach: That’s ok, climb and maintain 10,000. Jet 123: Uh, we’re on our way back down to 9,000, now. Approach: Well, 10 is available, you’re welcome to climb and maintain 10,000. Jet 123: Why are you doing this to us? Approach: Well, I’m trying to separate you from traffic behind you, if that’s OK. Jet 123: That’s fine, but we just zero-g’d an aircraft with a US Senator aboard. We’d rather not squash him, now. [pause] Approach: If I’d known that, I’d have sent you back down to 5,000 first.

Published Apr 2, 2006 12:00 AM EST

Overheard while being vectored to the ILS 10 at KMSY the other day:

Approach: Jet 123, maintain 9,000.

Jet 123: Um, ok, we're gonna go through it.

Approach: That's ok, climb and maintain 10,000.

Jet 123: Uh, we're on our way back down to 9,000, now.

Approach: Well, 10 is available, you're welcome to climb and maintain 10,000.

Jet 123: Why are you doing this to us?

Approach: Well, I'm trying to separate you from traffic behind you, if that's OK.

Jet 123: That's fine, but we just zero-g'd an aircraft with a US Senator aboard. We'd rather not squash him, now.

Approach: If I'd known that, I'd have sent you back down to 5,000 first.