I think actually flying the jet would be more of a thrill, but I
haven't mastered my car yet, and at my age there's little likelihood
of ever getting jet-qualified. There were a couple of nice female
voices on ATC. One in Miami I remember particularly. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
"www.bwp33.com
On Jan 23, 2009, at 1:33 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Thanks for that, Bob. It sounded lovely, and I am glad that such
> excitement is still available from whatever source.
>
> Another big thrill is seeing the runway lights from the front of a
> fast jet after a long trip through sh*te weather, especially if the
> Talkdown controller on the radar is a nice-sounding lady.
>
> And once, when I was learning on the Jaguar at Lossiemouth (on the
> Moray Firth in Scotland), I flew at night to Leuchars (near St
> Andrews) and carried out a precision radar approach (PAR). As I
> completed the approach and left the frequency I paid the customary
> compliment to the sexy-sounding lady on Talkdown, "Going en-route,
> that was a good talkdown." The reply from said sexy-sounding lady"
> "Thanks, you flew it well."
>
> I smiled happily all the way back to Lossiemouth; I thought I was
> greeeaaat! :-)
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