Courtesy of our sister magazine, IFR:
Returning home from the West Coast a few years ago, we landed in Flint Mich. The Midwest had weeks of rain and overcast skies that summer and I got this on departure…
“Bonanza Five Four Seven Zero Victor, when vou 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
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot recounts an unusual interaction with air traffic control (ATC) during a departure from Flint, Michigan.
- After weeks of rain and overcast skies, ATC humorously asked the pilot to look for "a big bright light" (implying the sun) to the southeast once above the clouds.
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