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Some years ago I was flying into a very congested London Heathrow Airport when I heard the following exchange withHeathrow Approach … Heathrow: Speedbird 123, what is your position in the hold at Lambourne?” … Speedbird: “We are just turning outbound at flight level 200.” … Heathrow: “Roger, Speedbird, could you possibly cross Lambourne inbound at 3000 feet?” … Speedbird: “Roger, I could probably make that, but I doubt if I could take my aircraft with me.” … John Marshall

Updated Jun 13, 2019 8:59 PM EDT

Some years ago I was flying into a very congested London Heathrow Airport when I heard the following exchange with Heathrow Approach.

Heathrow: "Speedbird 123, what is your position in the hold at Lambourne?"

Speedbird: "We are just turning outbound at flight level 200."

Heathrow: "Roger, Speedbird, could you possibly cross Lambourne inbound at 3000 feet?"

Speedbird: "Roger, I could probably make that, but I doubt if I could take my aircraft with me."

John Marshall