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!
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An air traffic controller requested a pilot to significantly increase their descent rate.
- The pilot refused the controller's request for a faster descent.
- When questioned about using a speedbrake, the pilot humorously retorted that it was for their own operational errors, not the controller's.
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