UltraJohn wrote in message link.net...
Reminds me of a SR-71 story I downloaded a while back.
A Blackbird flying high over the USA requested from LA control clearance to
FL 600 and the controller admonished him asking how he expected to get up
to FL 600 and the Habu pilot replied he didn't he wanted to decend to
there, he was cleared!
John


I heard it was a U-2... went something like this (names are generic
representations):

U-2: "XXX approach, Dragon 1-1 requesting clearance for FL580"

Approach: "Umm, sure... Dragon 1-1 cleared for FL580... if you think
you can go that high."

U-2: "Roger... Dragon 1-1 leaving FL720 for FL580."

Approach: "Holy ****, you're descending?!"