Short Final

Editorial Staff

Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A pilot, after an IFR handoff to Boston Center, inquires about the previous night's American League Championship Series game between Cleveland and Boston.
Upon learning the Boston team won, the pilot expresses disappointment and jokingly asks if this means they will be made to hold.
Boston Center humorously replies that a hold is unlikely, but reminds the pilot that they wouldn't be paying for the fuel if one were issued.

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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section

The American League Championship series between Cleveland and Boston began on a Friday night. Early the next morning, after an IFR handoff to Boston Center, the pilot of a Boston-bound aircraft posed the all-important question:

Piper 123:
Sox win last night?

Boston Center:
Yeah!

Piper 123:
That’s too bad.

[thoughtful pause]

Piper 123:
You’re not going to make us hold now, are you?

Boston Center:
Probably not – but just remember, I’m not paying for the gas!