Short Final: The Lighter Side of Flight

Whitted Ground:“N12345, clear of the active, taxi to the Hangar Restaurant.” N12345:“345 cleared to the restaurant via ‘Bravo.'” Whitted Ground:“They’re featuring five dollar hamburgers today.” N12345:“Five dollars? I thought it was a hundred-dollar hamburger!” Whitted Ground:“For you, it’s a hundred dollars. For me, it’s five dollars.” Michael J. McCarthyvia e-mail

Updated Apr 12, 2019 1:33 AM EDT

Whitted Ground:
"N12345, clear of the active, taxi to the Hangar Restaurant."

N12345:
"345 cleared to the restaurant via 'Bravo.'"

Whitted Ground:
"They're featuring five dollar hamburgers today."

N12345:
"Five dollars? I thought it was a hundred-dollar hamburger!"

Whitted Ground:
"For you, it's a hundred dollars. For me, it's five dollars."

Michael J. McCarthy
via e-mail