Editor's Log
October 2005 Issue
Editor’s Log: 10/05
Stuck Mic
It promised to be an easy flight—just over three hours from Wichita to Oshkosh in advance of this year’s AirVenture extravaganza. A buddy and I launched my Debonair from his home drome and soon were established in cruise, talking to Kansas City Center.
Soon, an inexperienced female voice came on the frequency from her Skylane, asking for flight following. A patient controller coaxed from her the necessary information, she repeated it back and that should have been the end of it. Except her microphone’s push-to-talk switch never released.
Everyone on the frequency was treated to one side of an apparent conversation between two women discussing children, boyfriends,...
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