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Key Takeaways:

  • A Bonanza pilot inquired about the volume of air traffic heading to Lakeland for Sun 'n Fun opening day.
  • The Jacksonville Center controller responded humorously, stating that if the pilot fell out of the airplane, they "would never hit the ground" due to the immense traffic.
  • This exchange vividly illustrates the exceptionally high density of aircraft typically experienced around major aviation events like Sun 'n Fun.
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

The following exchange took place en route to opening day at Sun ‘n Fun last April

Bonanza: Jacksonville Center, Bonanza Four Seven Two Zero Yankee. 11,000.

Center: Bonanza Four Seven Two Zero Yankee, Roger, Jacksonville altimeter 30.12.

Bonanza: Are you working a lot of traffic to Lakeland this afternoon?

Center: I’ll tell you what — if you fell out of your airplane right now, you’d never hit the ground.

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