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From: bl@hplabsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Blowing the controller's mind
Message-ID: <3024@hplabsb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 18:36:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 18:36:22 1985
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My neighbor told me this story the other night.  He is part owner of
a C182.  He and several of the other partners are also ham radio
operators.  Thus, they have a 2 meter rig on board their plane with
ground patch capability.  Seems one of the partners was out flying
when the plane suffered a communication failure.  So the pilot did
what any ham operator would do, he called up the tower on the telephone!
It took several minutes to convince the controller that the phone call
was for real.