December 3, 2007
Short Final
Romance in the air is alive and well. While on a CAP flight I heard the following over departure control:
Control:
Bonanza 123, squawk 4567.
A short while later ...
Control:
Bonanza 123, do you have a passenger named [woman's first name] aboard?
Bonanza 123:
Affirmative.
Control:
Can you put her on? We are holding an important message for her.
Bonanza 123:
Stand by.
[pause]
Bonanza 123 (woman's voice):
This is [woman's name].
Control:
We have been asked to relay a message to you from [man's name] in [aircraft number]. Are you ready to copy?
[pause]
Bonanza 123 (woman's voice):
Yes.
Control:
[Man's name] sends the following message: "Will you marry me?"
Bonanza 123:
[garbled transmission]
Control:
We didn't get that. What is your answer?
Bonanza 123 (woman's voice):
I would be honored.
Control:
Bonanza 123, we copy and will relay.
[pause]
Cap Flight 2237:
Cap Flight 2237 offers best wishes to the bride.
Delta 0000:
Delta 0000 offers best wishes to the bride.
Control:
Bonanza 123, Cap Flight 2237 and Delta 0000 send best wishes to the bride.
Bonanza 123 (woman's voice again): Thank you.
CAP Flight 2237:
Nice to know romance on the airways is alive and well. Over 3,000 hours up here, and I never heard anything like that.
Control:
Me either. We have never played cupid before.
Tom Simmons
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