Late on a low-traffic night, an Ozark flight requested landing instructions into Des Moines, reporting his altitude as 6,000 feet. He was given clearance since no other traffic was in the area.
After a few seconds, the Ozark pilot again called, saying:
“Uh, that 6,000 feet — that shoulda been 5,000 feet. Gee, this thing’s got a lot of dials and gauges!”
Reply from the tower:
“Uh, yeah!”
Ron Morden
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