X-Apparently-To: fpbjr2001@yahoo.com via 206.190.38.163; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:08:08 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.25.9.103] Authentication-Results: mta179.mail.re4.yahoo.com from=sc.rr.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig) Received: from 24.25.9.103 (EHLO ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com) (24.25.9.103) by mta179.mail.re4.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:08:08 -0700 Received: from your55e5f9e3d2 (rrcs-24-199-191-66.midsouth.biz.rr.com [24.199.191.66]) by ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k56K84Ts020736 for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:08:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "MARK GILLOTTE" To: "PAUL BRANNON" Subject: Fw: Tower comments Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:07:55 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01C68983.5F15C0A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Content-Length: 6232 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C68983.5F15C0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HI PAUL, THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS FUNNY. MARK ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Haywood, Trevor H SGT SCARNG=20 To: Bill ; Ben Tabor ; Dan Gilbert ; Jim ; Mark G ; O.B.Williams ; = Underground Cycles=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:34 AM Subject: FW: Tower comments Trevor H. Haywood, SSG USPF&O SCARNG 9 National Guard Road Columbia, SC 29201 803 806 4489 DSN 583- 4489 -----Original Message----- From: Marge Cooley [mailto:mbcooley@bellsouth.net]=20 Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 3:57 PM To: Jean Haywood Subject: Fw: Tower comments Aviation =20 Note: For those that don't know, "The Sled" is the SR-71 Blackbird = spy plane from the 1960's and still the fastest airplane. In his book, = "Sled Driver", SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: "I'll always = remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my = back-seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles = high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other aircraft = as we entered Los Angeles airspace. Though they didn't really control = us, they did monitor our movement across their scope. I heard a Cessna = ask for a readout of its ground speed."90 knots" Center replied. Moments = later, a Twin Beech required the same. "120 knot s," Center answered. We = weren't the only ones proud of our ground speed that day as almost = instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, "Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests = ground speed readout." There was a slight pause, then the response, "525 = knots on the ground, Dusty." Another silent pause. As I was thinking to = myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a = radio transmission coming from my back-seater. It was at that precise = moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both = thinking in unison. "Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout = for us?" There was a longer than normal pause.... "Aspen , I show 1,742 = knots" (That's about 2004.658 mph for those who don't know) No further = inquiries were heard on that frequency. ----------------------------------------- In another famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported = receiving a request for clearance to FL 600=20 (60,000ft). The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his = voice, asked, "How do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet? The pilot = (obviously a sled driver), responded, "We don't plan to go up to it; we = plan to go down to it." He was cleared.=20 ---------------------- The pilot was sitting in his seat and pulled out a .38 revolver. = He placed it on top of the instrument panel, and then asked the = navigator, "Do you know what I use this for?" The navigator replied = timidly, "No, what's it for?" The pilot rsponded, "I use this on = navigators who get me lost!" The navigator proceeded to pull out a .45 = and place it on his chart table. The pilot asked, "What's that for?" "To = be honest sir," the navigator replied, "I'll know we're lost before you = will."=20 ----------------------------------------- When Hillary Clinton visited Iraq last month the Army Blackhawk = helicopter used to transport the Senator was given the call sign = "broomstick one". And they say the Army has no sense of humor!=20 ----------------------------------------- Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!" Delta = 351:"Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"=20 ----------------------------------------- One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold = short of the runway while a MD80 landed. The MD80 landed, rolled out, = turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted = comedian in the MD80 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little = plane. Did you make it all by yourself?" Our hero the Cherokee pilot, = not about to let the insult go by, came back with: "I made it out of = MD80 parts. Another landing like that and I'll have enough parts for = another one."=20 ----------------------------------------- There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority = landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit = peaked." Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number = two behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the pilot = remarked, "the dreaded seven-engine approach." ----------------------------------------- A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While = attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your = last known position?" Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."=20 ----------------------------------------- Taxiing down the tarmac, the 757 abruptly stopped, turned around = and returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. = A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, "What was the = problem?" "The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," = explained the flight attendant," and it took us a while to find a new = pilot."=20 ----------------------------------------- "Flight 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 degrees." "But = Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" = "Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727? =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01C68983.5F15C0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
HI PAUL,
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS = FUNNY.
MARK
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Haywood, Trevor H SGT = SCARNG
To: Bill ; Ben Tabor ; Dan Gilbert ; Jim ; = Mark = G ; O.B.Williams ; Underground=20 Cycles
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:34 AM
Subject: FW: Tower comments

 

 

Trevor H. = Haywood,=20 SSG

 

 

USPF&O SCARNG

9 National = Guard=20 Road

Columbia,=20 SC=20 29201

803 806=20 4489

DSN 583-=20 4489

-----Original=20 Message-----
From: = Marge Cooley=20 [mailto:mbcooley@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Monday, = June 05,=20 2006 3:57=20 PM
To: Jean Haywood
Subject: Fw: Tower=20 comments

 

Aviation =20

Note: For=20 those that don't know, "The Sled" is the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane = from=20 the 1960's and still the fastest airplane. In his book, "Sled = Driver",=20 SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: "I'll always remember a = certain=20 radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back-seater) and = I were=20 screaming across Southern=20 California = 13 miles=20 high. We were monitoring various radio transmissions from other = aircraft=20 as we entered Los=20 Angeles = airspace.=20 Though they didn't really control us, they did monitor our = movement across=20 their scope. I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its ground = speed."90=20 knots" Center replied. Moments later, a Twin Beech required the = same. "120=20 knot s," Center answered. We weren't the only ones proud of our = ground=20 speed that day as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, = "Ah,=20 Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout." There was a = slight pause,=20 then the response, "525 knots on the ground, Dusty." Another = silent pause.=20 As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard = a=20 familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my back-seater. = It was=20 at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real = crew, for=20 we were both thinking in unison. "Center, Aspen 20, you got a = ground speed=20 readout for us?" There was a longer than normal pause....=20 "Aspen , = I show=20 1,742 knots" (That's about 2004.658 mph for those who don't know) = No=20 further inquiries were heard on that=20 frequency.


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In=20 another famous SR-71 story, Los=20 Angeles=20 Center=20 reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 600 =
(60,000ft). The=20 incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, = "How do you=20 plan to get up to 60,000 feet? The pilot (obviously a sled = driver),=20 responded, "We don't plan to go up to it; we plan to go down to = it." He=20 was cleared.


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The=20 pilot was sitting in his seat and pulled out a .38 revolver. He = placed it=20 on top of the instrument panel, and then asked the navigator, "Do = you know=20 what I use this for?" The navigator replied timidly, "No, what's = it for?"=20 The pilot rsponded, "I use this on navigators who get me lost!" = The=20 navigator proceeded to pull out a .45 and place it on his chart = table. The=20 pilot asked, "What's that for?" "To be honest sir," the navigator = replied,=20 "I'll know we're lost before you will."=20
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When Hillary = Clinton=20 visited Iraq=20 last month the Army Blackhawk helicopter used to transport the = Senator was=20 given the call sign "broomstick one". And they say the Army has no = sense=20 of humor!

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Tower:=20 "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10=20 o'clock,=20 6 miles!" Delta 351:"Give us another hint! We have digital = watches!"=20

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One=20 day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold = short of the=20 runway while a MD80 landed. The MD80 landed, rolled out, turned = around,=20 and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian in = the MD80=20 crew got on the radio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did you = make it=20 all by yourself?" Our hero the Cherokee pilot, not about to let = the insult=20 go by, came back with: "I made it out of MD80 parts. Another = landing like=20 that and I'll have enough parts for another one."=20
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There's a story = about the=20 military pilot calling for a priority landing because his = single-engine=20 jet fighter was running "a bit peaked." Air Traffic Control told = the=20 fighter jock that he was number two behind a B-52 that had one = engine shut=20 down. "Ah," the pilot remarked, "the dreaded seven-engine=20 approach."
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A = student=20 became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting = to locate=20 the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known = position?"=20 Student: "When I was number one for takeoff." =

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Taxiing=20 down the tarmac, the 757 abruptly stopped, turned around and = returned to=20 the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A = concerned=20 passenger asked the flight attendant, "What was the problem?" "The = pilot=20 was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," explained the = flight=20 attendant," and it took us a while to find a new pilot."=20
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"Flight 2341, for = noise=20 abatement turn right 45 degrees." "But Center, we are at 35,000 = feet. How=20 much noise can we make up here?" "Sir, have you ever heard the = noise a 747=20 makes when it hits a = 727?

 

 

 

 

 

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