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Key Takeaways:

  • During National Guard F-16 practice at KTUS, Ground Control jokingly noted an empty seat in an F-16, with the pilot responding, "Wishful thinking."
  • Immediately after, a Cessna 182 pilot offered their empty seat over the radio.
  • The tower controller quickly accepted the Cessna's offer, concluding the humorous exchange.
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I was on Ground Control at KTUS Sunday, March 8, as the National Guard F-16s were out doing their usual practice.

The tower called out to one of them:
“Looks like you have an empty seat there.”

The pilot in the F-16 radioed back:
“Wishful thinking.”

Then a guy taking off in a Cessna 182 radioed in:
“We have an empty seat in our 182.”

The tower responded:
“I’ll take it.”


Paul DeHerrera

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