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Lear 60 - Pocket rocket
I was co-pilot flying a Learjet 60 to Nice, France. The Captain, a very experienced US pilot, was known for not suffering fools gladly. He was flying that leg and when we were transferred to French ATC, he asked me to request direct Point MTL - Montelimar. I duly asked the question but the reply was a stark "NEGATIVE". The Captain asked me to question this reply, which I did, and an immediate blunt response was "TRAFFIC". The Captain then took over the radio and in his inimitable and direct style said "BULLLLL....SH**, THERE AIN'T NO TRAFFIC UP HERE AT 540". After a few moments of complete silence the words "CLEARED DIRECT MTL" in a much softer tone.
Sometime a picture tells the story more clearly than any text. One of our most exciting sales was a group of former Soviet Military Aircraft. This is Captain Geoff Rosenbloom climbing aboard an L29 Delfin for a test flight after the 3 aircraft were assembled after arriving in crates.The aircraft were subsequently sold in Canada
