In a previous article, "Juan Jimenez" said:
"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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Lischer had contacted the airport's tower during his approach and
"everything was fine," Bishop said.
That must have been an interesting conversation, OC does not have a
control tower!
The reported added the statement about the tower.

To a reporter, just like the rest of the general public, anybody you talk
to on the radio is "the tower". You can be a FL390 in the middle of the
Atlantic, and they'll still write that you're talking to "the tower".

Read "Airframe" by Michael Chricton to see what a ******** a writer can
make of air-to-ground radio conversations, even a writer who made his
reputation on the quality of his research. I saved on of his biggest
howlers as a sig file:

"Tower zero one request clearance for takeoff."
"Cleared runway three contact ground point six three when off the runway."

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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
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Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there and then.