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Key Takeaways:

  • Pittsburgh Ground instructed a Delta airliner to follow "Hooters Air" to Runway Two-Eight Right.
  • The Delta pilot responded humorously, stating that "following Hooters" had historically caused him trouble with his wife.
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

Overheard on Pittsburgh (KPIT) Ground working Hooters Air, better known by callsign Pace, and a Delta airliner:

Pittsburgh Ground: Delta Eleven Twenty, follow Hooters off your left to Runway Two-Eight Right.

Delta Eleven Twenty: (in a slow southern drawl) Well, Ive been doin that all my life, and its only got me in trouble with the wife.

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