I’m THRILLED that you and others (I’ve been getting some fantastic feedback) enjoyed this story. I really, really appreciate knowing how much “The Flight That Almost Killed Me” impacted you and how you were riveted to the end. Thank you, thank you and thank you. I’m grateful for the ability to touch people in this way.

As you know, I truly enjoy writing. It’s a gift that I humbly continue to hone over time.

To answer your question, “clicking on the mic seven times to brighten the runway lights” is a method by which the pilot can click on the radio button to activtate runway lights even when no one is at the airport at night.

In other words, the radios are somehow wired in a way that when you are tuned into the airport’s radio frequency, you have the ability to brighten the runway from the cockpit! If you click on it 7 times, the runway lights are super bright. If you click the radio mic 5 times, the runway is turn on “medium.” If you click 3 times, it is turned on low wattage.

Cool, huh? Thanks for asking me to clarify this one aspect of the story. I’ll see if I can somehow find a link for the reader to click on for further information (like how I did with the telephone and radio light gun landing links in the first part of the story).

Stephen

Btw, what did you mean by this statement: “Clicking the mic seven times to brighten the runway lights…”? Can you please explain a bit further?

Again, great story!! Have any more like this? (Not that I would want you to be in danger in order to tell a great story! :))