Short Final: Rather Be Flying

Recently overheard on Washington Center frequency on an afternoon with plenty of thunderstorms in the vicinity:

Center: “All you guys going into Raleigh, there will be a short delay. They’ve evacuated the tower. I’ll keep you posted. … I’d rather be in an airplane than a tower today.”

Reid Ashe

Winston‑Salem, North Carolina

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