Short Final

Editorial Staff

Monday, July 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A pilot experienced a humorous autocorrect error while texting about needing "Jet A with prist" fuel during tough weather.
Autocorrect mistakenly changed "prist" (an anti-icing additive) to "priest."
The resulting comical message was: "We need 200 gals. Jet A with priest," which was deemed a "texting classic."

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This didn’t happen on the radio but was a texting classic. The weather was tough, and we needed just a bit of Jet A. And we always take prist. Apparently, autocorrect saw the gravity of the situation. As I texted the other pilot, it came out as:

“We need 200 gals. Jet A with priest.”

Curt Brown
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