Yeah, I've done this enough times that I got it all, too. The Delta pilot was WAY out of line. Answer should have been, "Tower, we are on Mike, I believe. Thank you." What a whiney biotch.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
"I don't like your attitude"?? What, is he the ATC's boss or customer or something? Geez. Props to the ATC guy for never losing his cool or missing a beat, but I could hear he wanted to crack up after the Capt Happy remark.
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