Short Final: Rain

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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot encountered sudden and heavy rain during a night flight to Long Island’s Republic Airport.
  • The pilot humorously inquired on the radio about the unexpected origin of the rain.
  • Another aircraft responded with a deep-voiced, witty reply: "From God, son, from God!"
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Flying to Long Island’s Republic Airport (KFRG) one dark night, heavy rain appeared out of what appeared to be a clear sky.

To break up the boredom on what had been a very quiet frequency for quite some time, I said, “Hey, where did all this rain come from?”

An unknown voice forced into an unnaturally deep tone came back from some other aircraft: “From God, son, from God!”

Don Berman

Reno, Nevada

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