"Are We Going to Talk to Roger?"
My mom shared a classic Vladimir story today.
Many years ago, she and my dad and vlad and his wife barbie flew in my dad's plane up to vancouver, canada. they were delayed, so by the time they got to the airport, it was closed.
Luckily, a couple of the air traffic guys had stayed behind just for them. they had also turned off all of the lights on the runway, so my dad could not see where he was supposed to land.
Remember that in radio communications, "roger" is how you respond when you've understood what the other person said.
Recognizing the problem about the runway lights, Vladimir, from the back seat, boomed in his deep russian voice, "are we going to talk to Roger?" which made perfect sense, since whenever you talk to air traffic control, you say "Roger."
Sure enough, my dad radioed in a request for a landing light, and the guys turned on EVERY SINGLE RUNWAY LIGHT. my dad said it felt like he was landing on the Strip in Las Vegas. a classic vladimir story. i'll include more as i think of them.
vladimir was very outspoken. he wasn't afraid to stand up in a meeting at lockheed and say exactly what was on his mind. he was kicked out of both yugoslavia and switzerland for voicing his opinions so firmly.
Many years ago, she and my dad and vlad and his wife barbie flew in my dad's plane up to vancouver, canada. they were delayed, so by the time they got to the airport, it was closed.
Luckily, a couple of the air traffic guys had stayed behind just for them. they had also turned off all of the lights on the runway, so my dad could not see where he was supposed to land.
Remember that in radio communications, "roger" is how you respond when you've understood what the other person said.
Recognizing the problem about the runway lights, Vladimir, from the back seat, boomed in his deep russian voice, "are we going to talk to Roger?" which made perfect sense, since whenever you talk to air traffic control, you say "Roger."
Sure enough, my dad radioed in a request for a landing light, and the guys turned on EVERY SINGLE RUNWAY LIGHT. my dad said it felt like he was landing on the Strip in Las Vegas. a classic vladimir story. i'll include more as i think of them.
vladimir was very outspoken. he wasn't afraid to stand up in a meeting at lockheed and say exactly what was on his mind. he was kicked out of both yugoslavia and switzerland for voicing his opinions so firmly.
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