Short Final: Best In The Area - AVweb

When turbo-compounds were the most common engines and JAL served Chicago and Hawaii it was overheard on Clearance Delivery:

CD: “JAL 92 Cleared to Honolulu As Filed, Fly heading 280, climb and maintain Ten Thousand, Read Back Please”

JA92: “Japan Nine Two, To Hickham Field As Filed, Heading 280, maintain Ten Thousand”

CD: “Negative, JAL 92 Cleared TO Honolulu (not the airport but a VOR located on the airport) As Filed, Fly heading 280, climb and maintain Ten Thousand, Read Back Please”

JA92: “No can say HONORURU! HICKHAM GOOD ENOUGH!”