Short Final

Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An Alitalia airliner experienced a delay behind a smaller Piper aircraft making its landing in Turin, Italy.
The Alitalia pilot, annoyed by the delay, referred to the Piper disparagingly as "that small thing."
The Piper pilot responded humorously, asserting ownership and pride in their aircraft by stating, "this 'small thing' is all mine."

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This happened a few weeks ago in Turin, Italy. An Alitalia airliner was kind of delayed behind a small Piper making his landing.

Alitalia:
“Torino tower, what is the speed of that small thing in long final?”

Piper Pilot:
“To begin with, this ‘small thing’ is all mine … .”

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