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On The Air: May 2018

For years, V141 from Boston would take you to CELTS and then to DRUNK, which mysteriously became DUNKK around St Patricks Day a few years back. I dont recall any announcement. I wonder if that was a lucid moment of sobriety.

GippsAero GA8 Airvan
Gemini Sparkle

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  • The article compiles several humorous anecdotes and witty exchanges from pilots and air traffic controllers.
  • Stories include a navigation waypoint changing names, playful banter about turbulence and landings, and a tower controller's sharp retort to a pilot.
  • Other amusing incidents cover being last to a fly-out breakfast and a comical misunderstanding during airport field operations regarding a "bird dog."
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For years, V141 from Boston would take you to CELTS and then to DRUNK, which mysteriously became DUNKK around St Patrick’s Day a few years back. I don’t recall any announcement. I wonder if that was a lucid moment of sobriety.

John W. Ward
Brewster, MA

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