Picking up a Clearance Airborne

"tscottme" wrote in message
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Brad Z wrote in message
. net...
I was departing Harford Co MD airport yesterday (0W3) enroute to
Chesterfield MD (FCI). 0W3 is a small non-towered field with no
ground
communications to ATC or FSS. In trying to pick up my clearance on
the
ground, I attempted to contact Leesburg FSS on the 1-800-WX-BRIEF.
Due to
call volume,
snip

I would have told the controller something like, "if I had known being
elected to Congress would do me no good in times like this, I would have
just remained Governor."

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LOL!

Either that or: "Potomac Approach, N123, this is the Eastern Regional
Administrator. Give me your operating initials over this frequency. Advise
you contact your NATCA representative. I will be calling the facility
management via commercial landline within 60 minutes to discuss your
on-the-job performance and certification remedy. Over..."


Chip, ZTL