Short Final

Monday, June 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An air traffic controller on Joshua Approach in the Southern California Mojave Desert instructed all aircraft to turn right five degrees.
After a brief pause, the controller retracted the instruction, telling aircraft to return to their previous heading.
Immediately following the retraction, the controller dramatically announced their immediate retirement over the air with a "So long."

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Heard over Joshua Approach in the southern California Mojave Desert:

Approach: “All aircraft on frequency, turn right five degrees.”

After a moment’s pause….

Approach: “All aircraft on frequency, return to previous heading. I am now retired. So long”

Stephen Hackney