Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfcla!ron From: ron@hpfcla.UUCP (ron) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <16900013@hpfcmt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 17:23:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcmt.16900013 Posted: Mon Aug 12 17:23:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 23:22:09 EDT References: <3024@hplabsb.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 18 Nf-ID: #R:hplabsb:3024:hpfcmt:16900013:37777777600:687 Nf-From: hpfcmt!ron Aug 12 13:23:00 1985 More comms stories... There was an article in June SOARING magazine (+/- 1 month) about a glider pilot making a cross-country flight from Salida Colorado to Cheyenne Wyo. using a CB radio. This fellow went high and stayed high but needed to talk to the tower to ensure no conflicts in the airport traffic area with the NG C-130s and the scheduled (at least once a week!) airlines. So, he had one of the local CBers call the tower on the phone and relayed the messages needed to make it happen. BTW, this was about 1966. Cynics reported that the last friendly local CB'er died in 1970. (REACT members excepted) Ron Miller ("Morse code ain't THAT hard...") at {ihnp4}hpfcla!ron