Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >JJ tells of some radio chatter between pilots and air traffic control >that he heard. An SR-71 Blackbird called to request clearance as it had >entered this particular ATC area, and asked if it could have flight level >670. The controller replied with a sarcastic voice, "If you can make it, >you can take it". The Blackbird pilot acknowledged accordingly: "Thank >you, [SR-71 callsign] descending to 670......"
Lovely story but it sure smells like an urban legend to me. The air traffic controller didn't know what altitude the aircraft was at?! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
