X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4319059 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 May 2010 01:53:19 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100519055241.ZKJG20234.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 19 May 2010 01:52:41 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.199.216.236]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id KHp01e00956cS2o04Hp0xX; Wed, 19 May 2010 01:49:00 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=RDGknaWEColYBAosNzHWAUqP/VR6Ab6kioi0WieaKDU= c=1 sm=1 a=zNANCjgXmV0A:10 a=lN8H/RjlhkCyIsyuOn2r7w==:17 a=J5jFCfWDvddvbv6t6dEA:9 a=5uEUCuG9LOx4Ce-gPmgb3-XQ19sA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=NjJNSRbGydQX4_YRWP8A:9 a=eZj3c8wqrIFLkUSm_bQA:7 a=-hHDQVslxmDgwRkAOwyVUKTPCaMA:4 a=lN8H/RjlhkCyIsyuOn2r7w==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Flight following help Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:52:20 -0800 Message-ID: <93E3BC6ADC86476D89886A5D6860AEE0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01CAF6DC.C5AEB680" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6856 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acr3H9OdtF5s0aFgRUGoq0FRHOMIgw== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CAF6DC.C5AEB680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I couldn't help but chuckle after this exchange with ATC while on VFR = fight following approaching the Tehachapi mountains north of Los Angeles: =20 "Velocity 55 victor; numerous aircraft at various altitudes, 3 miles on = your heading - likely sailplanes" =20 "Ah-h-h; I'll be looking; can you be more specific? 55victor." =20 No response; never did see anything. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CAF6DC.C5AEB680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I couldn’t help but chuckle after this = exchange with ATC while on VFR fight following approaching the Tehachapi = mountains north of Los Angeles:

 

“Velocity 55 victor; numerous aircraft at = various altitudes, 3 miles on your heading – likely = sailplanes”

 

“Ah-h-h; I’ll be looking; can you be = more specific? 55victor.”

 

No response; never did see = anything.

 

Al

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