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Old 27th Feb 2010, 10:02
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Howard Hughes
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This actually happened to me recently, the weather was overcast at about 10,000 feet.

Me: Orange traffic XXX taxying for SY runway 11.

RPT Operator: We're just coming up on a 15 mile final do you mind waiting for us?

Me: (a little perplexed) Say again? (Just in case I had miss heard).

RPT Operator: We're on a 15 mile final do you mind waiting for us?

Me: (A little annoyed and mumbling) In that case taxying for runway 29!

Got airborne with max rate of climb to the west, 1000 feet above lowest safe before turning, passed them still 10 miles to the East of Orange! So glad I didn't wait...

I only expect two things of professional pilots, well all pilots actually!

-Have an accurate estimate
-Be where you say you are!
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