Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!ir545 From: ir545@sdcc6.UUCP (Martin M. Astl (a.k.a. The Bavarian Yahoo) ) Newsgroups: net.aviation,net.jokes Subject: ALITALIA Flight 092 -- a true story Message-ID: <2278@sdcc6.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 12:08:45 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc6.2278 Posted: Thu Nov 7 12:08:45 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 05:34:07 EST Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 24 Keywords: "Where are you?" Xref: watmath net.aviation:2173 net.jokes:14849 A TRUE STORY: For the benefit of those reading net.jokes who don't know, airspace is divided into vertical and horizontal "tracks." This event took place over the Atlantic where, I am told, the tracks are about 40 miles wide (meaning that if you're any kind of pilot you should be O.K.). It was told to me by a TWA pilot. ALITALIA flight 092 (Flight # may be incorrect) was coming into Boston. The controllers couldn't find 092 on their radar. They kept asking 092 "Where are you?" The answer was invariably, "We are here." Confusion was rampant. Finally, the Boston controllers saw 092 appear on their screens. "Hey!" they shouted. "You're 90 miles off course!" There was silence; ALITALIA 092 wasn't saying a thing. After a few moments, the pilot of ALITALIA 092 asked: "Which-a way??" My friend said about 50 pilots (who listen in on each other for a while as the cross the Atlantic) nearly fell out of their cockpits, they were laughing so hard.