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Key Takeaways:

  • During a flight's final approach to DuPage airport, a pilot's cousin suddenly shouted about seeing a "naked lady."
  • The cousin's unexpected remark was accidentally broadcast over the air traffic control radio because the pilot's microphone was open at the time.
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I took my cousin for a plane ride a few years ago. After an hour, we headed back to DuPage airport. The last 10 minutes of the flight were quiet, with almost no conversation. About six miles out, I keyed the mic and opened my mouth to contact the tower, when all of a sudden my cousin shouts loudly, “HEY, LOOK, THERE’S A NAKED LADY DOWN THERE BY THE SWIMMING POOL!” My mouth was still open and the mic button was still pushed.

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