Short Final

Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An observer at a Northwest Ohio airport overheard a radio exchange between two jets.
A Learjet pilot challenged a Citation pilot to an impromptu race to Columbus.
The Citation pilot declined, acknowledging the Learjet's inherent speed advantage.

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I was listening to Unicom at my local airport in Northwest Ohio when I heard the following exchange between two jets on the ramp.

Citation 1234: Taxiing to runway 18 for departure.

Lear 5678: You going to Columbus?

Citation: Yeah

Lear: Wanna Race?

Citation: That’s not fair, you’re in a Lear!

Ben Stevens