Short Final

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Key Takeaways:

  • An Air Wisconsin flight crew at O'Hare was asked by Ground control for a "short count."
  • The co-pilot, a former O'Hare controller, humorously replied with "One. Is that short enough?"
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I flew for Air Wisconsin, and O’Hare was an important hub for us. Taxiing out one day, Ground requested a “short count” from us. My co-pilot, who had been a controller there, replied:

“One. Is that short enough?”


Edward J. Godec
via e-mail

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