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Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • In the 1960s, a student pilot named Carlos became lost over eastern Pennsylvania during a cross-country flight.
  • He contacted New York Center for assistance, and when asked for his name, famously replied, "There is no pilot — just me: Carlos."
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Back in the ’60s, at TEB, a student on a cross-country got lost over eastern Pennsylvania and managed to come up on a New York Center frequency asking for help.

When the controller asked for the pilot’s name, he responded:
“There is no pilot — just me: Carlos.”


Ron Krantz

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