Short Final

Sunday, April 02, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Air Traffic Control (ATC) urgently instructed Cargo 244 Heavy to descend to 17,000 feet and expedite their passage through flight level 190.
The pilot of Cargo 244 Heavy requested a descent rate from ATC.
ATC's only response was a curt "HURRY".
The pilots of Cargo 244 Heavy affirmed they were already proceeding with haste.

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On a routine day of bad weather flying me and the Captain overheard center calling

ATC:“Cargo 244 Heavy descend to one seven thousand and hurry through flight level one nine zero.”

Heavy: ” Roger, descend to one seven thousand and what rate would you like?”

ATC:“HURRY”

Heavy: “Were hurrying!, cargo 244!”