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About 25 years ago I was hauling cargo in a beat-up C210 at dusk near PFN, FL, and overheard the following … ATC: “Comair 1234, Nat’l Wx Service just advised us they have recently released a balloon in your area and they say it should be approx your altitude, and it’s pretty large. … Pause of a few seconds … Comair: “How large?! … Pause of several more seconds … ATC: “He says about the size of a house. … Pause of a few seconds … Comair: “Would that be my house or your house?”
About 25 years ago I was hauling cargo in a beat-up C210 at dusk near PFN, FL, and overheard the following:
ATC: "Comair 1234, Nat'l Wx Service just advised us they have recently released a balloon in your area and they say "it should be approx your altitude, and it's pretty large."
Pause of a few seconds...
Comair: "How large?!"
Pause of several more seconds....
ATC: "He says about the size of a house."
Pause of a few seconds:
Comair: "Would that be my house or your house?"
Cap'n Dave
Editorial StaffAVweb
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