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Old 23rd Jul 2012, 07:43
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Lon More

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Had a very nice example once where a certain car manufacturer operated a BA11 and a G159. The blip, BA11 in the flightplan, looked a bit slow so I queried the type. The answer came back, "One Eleven" and the sound of someone being thumped was audible before he released the Tx button. Then "Sorry, Gulfstream" Not a big problem at a UAC, but the wrong info would have been passed down the line. Could be fatal should anything have gone horribly wrong
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