Short Final

I was tuned to Indy Center yesterday and heard this exchange with a plane on flight following. … Indy Center: “Cessna 12345, contact Indy Center on 124.62.” … Cessna 12345: “Can I have something that doesn’t end in a ‘2’ or a ‘7’?” … Indy Center: “What was that request?” … Cessna 12345: “Can I have a frequency doesn’t end in a ‘2’ or a ‘7’? My radio can only tune to frequencies that end in a ‘5’ or a ‘0.’” … [After a pause.] … Indy Center: “Cessna 12345, we’ve got nothing for you. Radar Services terminated. Squawk VFR. Frequency change approved.” … Remember: You have to “pull” out the small knob on some older radios to tune in “.25” or “.75.” — Evan Jones