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Old 6th April 2003 | 12:24
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visibility3miles
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I was flying a Cessna 150 long ago, turning from base to final, when the tower asked me to "keep your speed up" as a Lear jet was number two in the pattern.

I refrained from saying "in your dreams" and pointed it down (it was a long runway, so I knew I wouldn't run out of room.) Fortunately, the Lear figured out that the max speed for a Cessna isn't much, and gave me time to land...
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