Ground (with arrogant impatience): " Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206: " Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now." Ground: " Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop. Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
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They expect pilots to know their gate parking location and how to get there without any assistance and they have not forgotten World War II so we had to smile over this exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206. The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. " It took us a while to find a new pilot." A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, " What, exactly, was the problem?" " The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," explained the flight attendant. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and returned to the gate. Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): " Because you lost the bloody war." Lufthansa (in English): " I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Ground (in English): " If you want an answer you must speak in English." If you are not able, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."Ī Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the following in German: “ Lufthansa Ground, what is our start clearance time?”
San Jose Tower said: " American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, IF you are able. Student: " When I was number one for takeoff."Ī DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll-out after touching down. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC (Air Traffic Control) asked, "What was your last known position?" I've got the little Fokker in sight."Ī student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. United 239: Approach, I've always wanted to say this. O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: " United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound." Tower: Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727? Tower: TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees. Tower: Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!ĭelta 351: Give us another hint! We have digital watches!
The first one dates itself and will surely make you smile. Today we and our animals fly around the world but these actual recordings between airline pilots and control towers will make you smile as you board your next flight.Īirline passengers never hear the automatically recorded exchanges between pilots and air traffic control and perhaps that’s a good thing… One of our early subscribers was among the first female Air Traffic Controllers and she shared these now aged-out transmissions with us. FLYING YOUR DOG? AIR TRAFFIC The Side Effect Of A Funny Thing Is Laughter
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