Post by davfog on Feb 8, 2015 14:23:19 GMT
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An F-4 pilot requested clearance to take off from a joint military/civilian airport, but due to the amount of civilian traffic the ATC told him he’d have to hold.
After a repeated impatient request by the F-4 to take-off the ATC suggested that if the pilot could reach 14,000ft within half the runway length he could take off; otherwise he would have to hold.
To the ATC’s surprise the F-4 pilot acknowledged the tower and began to roll. At the halfway mark the F-4 went vertically up until he reached 14,000ft, then levelled off.
The ATC had no option than to hand the pilot over to departures and wish him a nice day, since he’d met the conditions laid down.
