On the air.
Publication Date: 01-JUL-07
Publication Title: IFR
Format: Online
Author: Buettner, Gil ; Wilson, Neil ; Murphy, Dan ; Frame, Lynn ; Hopson, Ross ; Stanley Sutton, R.

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Heard on the Minneapolis Center frequency:

Piper 7PS: "Minneapolis Center, Piper Five Seven Papa Sierra. Wonder if I can get flight following. I don't know exactly where I am ... over Wisconsin. ..."

Minneapolis Center: "Piper Five Seven Papa Sierra. Minneapolis Center. Do you know where the nearest VOR is?"

Piper 7PS (sounding quite sheepish): "Uh, Standby."

Center (after a long pause): "Air craft requesting VFR advisories, what was the call sign?"

The pilot of the Piper never answered. Hopefully she found an air port "somewhere in...

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