>>I was on the air and had to make the annoucement.
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>Did you climb down off the air, or did you fall? Parachute? Lowering the orbit?
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>The phrase "on the air" always gives me funny images.

I was assisted from the air when our station was sold to new owners. Thankfully, I had been secretly using FB/FP and VFP and had upgraded my education when the 'assisting' occurred. But, it is to be noted that the assisting did not occur in the Ukralne.