Thanks for the info. I wish I could've heard that ATC conversation myself, but even written down it's really funny to hear
After reading several posts including but limited to the ones about R.A. Bob Hoover's flying then I'm convinced that as a aspiring pilot and avaion enthusiast and a person who generally enjoys learning and improving then learning glider flight is a must even if my regular flying would be with a powered aircraft.
And while on the subject of gliders, I just have to post these two classics:
A decade ago or so I was in the back seat of a motor-glider being flown to a local airport for some repair work on a noisy muffler.
Control: You're unreadable, say again.
Us: I've turned off the engine, is that better?
Control: L..o..n..g , very l..o..n..g pause. A beautiful summer day with good thermals, near Billund airport, Denmark:
Billund ATC: "Gliders 82 and D5, state position and altitude?"
82: Overhead Coal Lake, 6400 feet."
D5: "Same position, same altitude."
ATC (cool, dry voice): "So should I go get my collision report form??"Knowing danish humour and having met a relaxed ATC in a smaller airport in DK then I can easily belive this one above really happend
Frank
