Short Final: Stupendous

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Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic controller in Omaha gave American Airlines flight 123 clearance to climb to 10,000 feet.
  • The flight crew expressed appreciation for the perfectly timed clearance.
  • The Omaha controller clarified the clearance came from Center.
  • Omaha then instructed the flight to contact Minneapolis Center.
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A while back we were transitioning Omaha’s airspace, and heard the following:

Omaha: “American 123, climb and maintain 10,000, one zero thousand.”

American 123: “One zero thousand. Your timing was stupendous, I was just picking up the mic to ask for higher.”

Omaha: “Actually, the clearance just came in from Center.”

After several unrelated calls, Omaha: “American 123, contact the stupendous controllers at Minneapolis Center, 119.6.”

Verne Wiese

Beavercreek, Ohio

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