An even more serious word is "immediate", as in "climb immediate"!

There are at least 8,000,000 Ch. 9 stories in the Naked Airspace, including the Continental pilot the other day, who, upon being asked to slow to Mach .72 or so, replied, "OK, we'll just fall out of the sky." I also remember listening on approach to LAX when we were told to go around due to an aircraft on the runway (in fog), and flying from SFO to LAS and being vectored all over the desert (it seemed) to avoid fighter aircraft on training flights.

I always ask for Ch. 9 to be turned on, when it isn't! (Hardly ever makes a difference, though )

[This message has been edited by RichG (edited 01-03-2000).]