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Key Takeaways:

  • The article recounts a humorous radio exchange between a Boeing 727 pilot and a Short 330 pilot at LAX.
  • The humor arises from the 727 pilot's backhanded compliment, asking the Short 330 pilot when they will "take it out of the box," referencing the aircraft's distinctive boxy design.
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Overheard on ground control frequency at LAX:

Boeing 727 (to a newly introduced Short 330 commuter) :
“Hey, that’s a nice looking aircraft.”

Short 330 pilot:
“Thanks.”

Boeing 727:
“When are you going to take it out of the box?”


John K. Lewis
via e-mail

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