Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A Bonanza pilot asked Jacksonville Center about the volume of air traffic heading to Lakeland for Sun 'n' Fun.
  • Air traffic control humorously indicated extremely heavy traffic, stating that if one fell out of their plane, they "would never hit the ground."
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The following exchange took place enroute to opening day at Sun ‘n’ Fun last April:

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

Center: Bonanza 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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