While on a night freight flight to El Paso descending in the early morning, the sleepy controllers were working the only aircraft in the area-me. Approach: N1234, traffic at 12 oclock and 10 miles. Could be an aircraft or a truck driving up the mountain. Me: I am impressed you can see a truck on your radar. No one can sneak up on you. …
The collection features humorous radio exchanges with air traffic control, such as a sleepy controller's radar confusing a truck for an aircraft, and a baby's inaugural flight ending abruptly due to an aversion to flying.
One pilot recounted navigating a squall line smoothly with a Stormscope, inadvertently directing a "hornets nest" of other aircraft to follow their path.
Another anecdote described a blunt but humorous interaction with a weather briefer who dismissed a student pilot's request for a "standard briefing" on a "severe clear" day.
The article also noted an airport navigational fix at Oshkosh named "POBER" in honor of EAA founder Paul Poberezny.
