Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An airliner inadvertently transmitted a non-standard request for "peanuts" over an air traffic control frequency.
  • The air traffic controller promptly queried who made the unusual request.
  • The airliner quickly retracted the transmission with "disregard," concluding the brief, humorous exchange.
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Overheard on a flight from Central California to Southern California (maybe L.A. Center?):

Airliner (heard in background during radio transmission) :
“We need peanuts!”

Controller:
“Who needs peanuts?”

Airliner:
“Um, disregard.”


Donn Larson
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