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Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot departing Flint, Michigan, after an extended period of rain and overcast skies, received an unusual request from air traffic control.
  • ATC asked the pilot, upon reaching the top of the clouds, to look southeast and report if they saw "a big bright light" (humorously implying the sun).
  • The anecdote highlights the longing for clear weather after prolonged dismal conditions.
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Returning home from the West Coast a few years ago, we landed in Flint, Mich. The Midwest had had weeks of rain and overcast skies that summer, and I got this on departure:

“Bonanza Five Four Seven Zero Victor, when you get on top, would you look out to the southeast and tell me if you see a big bright light?”

Don Sanderson
Bear Creek, Pennsylvania

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