Aviation Quirks
In my relative short time on MOC, it is apparent that there are quite a few with aviation backgrounds. I had 18 years in Air Traffic Control - 6 as a controller and 12 as a Supervisor.
Back in the day when we wrote checks, there were companies that flew canceled checks between cities at night. There was an operator who showed up every night like clockwork at 9:00 pm 30 miles north in a Beech Baron with the call sign, "Arkansas 1777". Every night at 9:00 pm, "Fort Smith Approach, Arkansas one-triple seven, 30 miles north inbound for landing with the numbers."
"Arkansas one triple seven, Fort Smith Approach, radar contact, make straight in Runway 19."
So one night he calls up, "Fort Smith Approach, Guess Who?"
The controller reached over and turned all the airport lights off, and answered, "Guess Where?"
Fun memories.
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