A student became lost during a solo cross-country training flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
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Re: lost, lost, lost
I am sure that was the Cessna guy that nervously called LA Center for groundspeed.
"November Charlie 175, I'm showing you at 90 knots on the ground."
An obviously superior Twin Beech pilot then got on an ego trip.
"I have you at 125 knots of groundspeed."
An F-18 guy out of NAS Lenmore trumped the Beech. "Center, Dusty 52, ground speed check."
"Dusty 52, Center, we have you at 620 on the ground."
From 15 kilometers over Arizona a mike cicked. It was the GIB riding an SR-71. "Los Angeles, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground check?"
"Aspen 20, I show you at 1842 knots across the ground."
"Ah, Center, we're showing 1900 on the money."
"Roger Aspen. Your equipment is probably better than ours."
The airwaves were silent for a long time.
"November Charlie 175, I'm showing you at 90 knots on the ground."
An obviously superior Twin Beech pilot then got on an ego trip.
"I have you at 125 knots of groundspeed."
An F-18 guy out of NAS Lenmore trumped the Beech. "Center, Dusty 52, ground speed check."
"Dusty 52, Center, we have you at 620 on the ground."
From 15 kilometers over Arizona a mike cicked. It was the GIB riding an SR-71. "Los Angeles, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground check?"
"Aspen 20, I show you at 1842 knots across the ground."
"Ah, Center, we're showing 1900 on the money."
"Roger Aspen. Your equipment is probably better than ours."
The airwaves were silent for a long time.