Originally Posted by
Cliffy170
IMC though, "Whoa, thats not our tanker!!!" has been heard a few times on Victor Common while approaching pre-contact.
even better is "why won't he lower the boom??....uh, disregard...hey 2 you got yardstick to the tanker"
Never happened to me, but heard a story once....
I'm with you - to hear about facts not rely on speculation; but I'm guilty of speculating, aren't I?
Aww, nuthin wrong with a little intelligent/humorous speculating on our part (just don't tell my old intel officer that). I just think speculating needs to be more creative than a moronic "Hey, I bet those RJ guys bumped off the autopilot with their lunchbox"
or
<<insert cliche here>>