Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An observer overheard an aircraft communicating its takeoff time to Grand Forks FSS.
  • The pilot initially reported "9:05" but then corrected the time to an unusual "26:05."
  • No further transmissions were heard to clarify the incorrect time.
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I heard the aircraft part of this conversation to Grand Forks FSS at 21:05 local time recently. I was too far away to hear the controller but they wanted to know the time off for the aircraft.

Cessna 1234: “I was airborne at 9:05, pause, err, ahh, make that 26:05”

No further calls were made.


Harv Penner
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