p.s. I recall the -71 story was FL600, as IIRC FL660+ is uncontrolled airspace - one knows these things
Fox3,
I am reminded of the time I handed over a Lightning to Midland for recovery shortly before they left service.
The handover call was along the lines of, "Ltg, cs XX, VFR, fuel precautionary recovery, 040, 30nm." The response was on the line of, "OK, stud 5".
The response on the phone wasn't silence when he checked in and the controller found out he was VFR above and descending into the MRSA.....
Little things make some of the best memories.........