Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • During an air traffic control holding pattern, a pilot received a direct clearance and humorously remarked that the controller "read their mind."
  • An anonymous voice responded with a witty quip, "It was a short book," playfully implying the pilot's mind was simple or easy to read.
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We were in a long holding pattern at STL on a typical bad day there. Approach Control gave a direct clearance to another aircraft and canceled his hold.

Pilot: “Roger, cleared direct; you read my mind.”

Anonymous voice: “It was a short book.”


Tom Wilson

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