L.A. Center, Aspen 20, Can You Give Us A Ground Speed Check?

fromtheinside.us — A "navy F-18 pilot out of NAS Lemoore came up on frequency. You knew right away it was a Navy jock because he sounded very cool on the radios. 'Center, Dusty 52 ground speed check.' Before Center could reply, I'm thinking to myself, hey, Dusty 52 has a ground speed indicator in that million-dollar cockpit, so why is he asking Center for a read-out?