Short Final: Be Careful What You Wish For

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Cessna pilot at Austin Tower was initially misidentified as an American Airlines flight.
  • The Cessna pilot humorously responded, "I wish," implying a desire to fly a larger aircraft.
  • An unidentified party then offered a witty, cautionary remark: "Be careful what you wish for."
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Overheard just after landing at Austin, Texas:

Cessna 0DS: “Austin Tower, Cessna Five Seven Zero Delta Sierra, ready for departure.”

No response for a short time.

Tower: “Was that American Twelve Sixty‑one calling?”

Cessna 0DS: “I wish. No, it was Cessna Five Seven Zero Delta Sierra.”

Unidentified: “Be careful what you wish for.”

Scott McCartney
Dallas, TX

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