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Old December 21st 06, 01:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Kev
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Default Another of those unreliable AC engines stalled on approach


Mxsmanic wrote:
Jay Beckman writes:
Actually, I believe the new buzz phrase is "Pilot Controlled Field."


That implies that pilots are not in control at other fields, which is
just as bad (if not worse) than implying that a field is out of
control.


No, it implies (to non-pilots) that Towers are in control of other
fields. Remember, most laymen believe that ATC is in charge of every
plane every second, and are surprised when they hear about an airplane
taking off without filing a flight plan.

Kev