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To: annyokie
I heard a good tale about a Superbowl Sunday at Chino California several years ago. Seems as how the traffic was very light, many folks apparently watching the game, apparently including the tower controllers.

One of the guys in the hangar brought up his handheld in one hand with his beer in the other, and called ground, "Cessna 1234X taxi for takeoff with information bravo".

Ground gave him clearance, and after an appropriate period of time the guy in the hangar called "Cessna 34X ready for takeoff, closed pattern".

The Tower gave him clearance, and after a bit the hangar guy calls, "Cessna 34X downwind", and got a prompt "34X cleared for the option".

This went on for a couple of patterns until the "Cessna" requested full stop and a taxi back to the hangar from ground.

The last call from the "Cessna" was "Ground, are you guys watching the game?". Ground called back with the score and the "Cessna" answered, "Yeah, I figured".

62 posted on 12/10/2004 3:58:46 PM PST by narby
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To: narby

I could see that happpening (c8


66 posted on 12/10/2004 4:03:41 PM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: narby
One of the guys in the hangar brought up his handheld in one hand with his beer in the other, and called ground...

Ha ha ha!

70 posted on 12/10/2004 4:11:30 PM PST by Dont Mention the War (W2: Coming January 20, 2005! Be There!)
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