X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:31:12 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta10.adelphia.net ([68.168.78.202] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1145468 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:17:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.168.78.202; envelope-from=dfs155@adelphia.net Received: from dan ([70.36.5.58]) by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20060607231657.WAZO27996.mta10.adelphia.net@dan> for ; Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:16:57 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <009d01c68a88$772a6410$0201a8c0@dan> From: "Dan Schaefer" X-Original-To: "Lancair list" Subject: RE: ATC communication X-Original-Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:16:54 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 I guess it's time to start telling those kinds of stories. So here's mine. Last year as I started south from the Spokane, WA area ATC informed me that I had traffic at 10 o'clock, six miles, same altitude, converging (a Bannana). I heard him call the Bonanza alerting him to my presence and "suggested" a slight left turn to a new heading. He almost immediately recontacted the Bonanza pilot and told him to resume his original course as "the Lancair will be long gone before you get there". OK, OK, I admit to a bit of a tail-wind and was showing about 185 Kts ground speed on the GPS - but the Bonanza had to be enjoying some of that too. I never saw him, ATC told me he was no longer a factor and had passed about two miles behind me. Love my little Lancair, small tail and all! Dan Schaefer LNC2 N235SP