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Control: Continental XXX give me a good rate please through FL100? Continental XXX: Well sir, we are doing 2000fpmController: Could you make it 3000 fpm? Continental XXX: No Sir. Controller: Oh … do you not have speedbrakes? Continental: Yes sir, I do, but that is for MY mistakes, not for YOURS!

Published Aug 31, 2003 12:00 AM EDT

Control: Continental XXX give me a good rate please through FL100?

Continental XXX: Well sir, we are doing 2000fpm

Controller: Could you make it 3000 fpm?

Continental XXX: No Sir.

Controller: Oh ... do you not have a speedbrake?

Continental: Yes sir, I do, but that is for MY mistakes, not for YOURS!