Short Final: Destination Direct
Tooling along from Florida to Massachusetts one sunny afternoon, apparently ATC had some sort of computer hiccup. Atlanta Center: “American 123, Atlanta Center; our system is having some problems, can…

Tooling along from Florida to Massachusetts one sunny afternoon, apparently ATC had some sort of computer hiccup.
Atlanta Center: “American 123, Atlanta Center; our system is having some problems, can you confirm your route?”
American 123: “ABC VOR, XYZ intersection, so-and-so arrival.”
Atlanta Center: “Thanks.”
Unidentified Voice: “A Delta pilot would’ve responded, ‘Destination direct.’”
Multiple double clicks were heard on the radio.
Charlie Tillett
Wayland, Massachusetts

Editorial StaffAVweb
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