Hey! They do listen -- sorta...

Jul 25, 2006 6 Replies
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I subscribe to an aviation newsletter

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Frequently they include a piece called "Short Final" which is a humorous story from someone's personal experience. Here's what came up today:


Short Final
>
> The following was an exchange between a friend and a pre-flight
> briefer last weekend. The briefer got to the NOTAMS and there was one
> for a rocketry club near Schaumburg, IL...
>
> Briefer : ... and Schaumburg has a warning that they'll be firing > rockets.
>
> My Friend: Man! First it's North Korea, now Schaumburg!
>
> It took the briefer about two minutes to stop laughing enough to
> continue the briefing.

So... Who was flying in Schaumburg last week?


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The Northern Illinois Rocketry Association flys in Glynn Ellyn which is less than 5 miles from the Schaumburg Airport. We had a LAUNCH there on July 16th. We DID NOT FIRE anything. We LAUNCHED rockets on motors ranging from A's to G's. Bill Ipjian

2006 NIRA President

Gord> I subscribe to an aviation newsletter

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You gotta send me the link to that story! I filed the NOTAM!

NIRA, Sunday 16-Jul (Apollo 11 launch anniversary).

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Well, yeah, or just click this:

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scroll mostly to the bottom.

You may need to register for access but don't worry -- I've been on their list for years with a unique email address and haven't been spammed once.

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