Short Final: 007
I recently had a long flight from Somerset, New Jersey, to Houston Southwest Texas. I don’t remember which approach controller it was, but when I got handed off to him…
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I recently had a long flight from Somerset, New Jersey, to Houston Southwest Texas. I don’t remember which approach controller it was, but when I got handed off to him and I checked in, he acknowledged, “Malibu 7MX, XYZ approach, altimeter James Bond.”
I wasn’t sure what I heard so I said, “Say again?”
My brain finally processed it before finishing those two words, so I laughed and followed up with “3-0-0-7, 7MX.”
Sree Velicheti
Warren, New Jersey
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