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Oh God NO!
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Famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 60 (60,000 ft).
The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, "How do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet?
The pilot (obviously a sled driver), responded, "We don't plan to go up to > it, we plan to go down to it." He was cleared
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This one cleared some things up for me:
