Best Controllers I've seen

[Prop Trash]

There's a controller on Houston approach that calls JetLink "Jet Lincoln," Chautauqua "Shaniqua," EMB-145 XRs "bent-winged pencil jets," 757s with winglets "longhorns" and 737-300 and 500s "Hoovers and Super Hoovers." He told me one night to contact Yao Ming on 124.7. It took me a second, but soon realized that Yao Ming is the center for the Houston Rockets, thus, Houston Center on 124.7. I think the dude's name is Max. Anyway, he's one of the funniest controllers I've ever heard. I haven't a clue how he gets away with some of the stuff he says over the frequency.

 

[gkrangers]

I loathe Orlando approach....

 

[crazee8]

Minneapolis Center has the most pleasant controllers when I pass through on the transcons. They always stand out from everyone. Must not be as busy up that way or something.

 

[nickfaith]

There's a controller on Houston approach that calls JetLink "Jet Lincoln," Chautauqua "Shaniqua," EMB-145 XRs "bent-winged pencil jets," 757s with winglets "longhorns" and 737-300 and 500s "Hoovers and Super Hoovers." He told me one night to contact Yao Ming on 124.7. It took me a second, but soon realized that Yao Ming is the center for the Houston Rockets, thus, Houston Center on 124.7. I think the dude's name is Max. Anyway, he's one of the funniest controllers I've ever heard. I haven't a clue how he gets away with some of the stuff he says over the frequency.

That guy's one of my favorites...

We're always Super Speedy King Air ****** (we fly an F-90).

 

[mckpickle]

I gotta give props to NY Tracon. Those guys deal with 10 pounds of shite in a 5 pound bag every day. In the VFR/ATR days sometime EWR would be too busy to deal with us. We be told to squawk 1200 and wait. I'd flip through the dial until I heard a controler initials of SY. That guy always got us in!! I'd trust my life to those guys. If they see a cell and say you can make it through than you can trust it'll be a smooth ride. If not they vector you around without even being asked. They are top notch.

 

[ERfly]

There's a controller on Houston approach that calls JetLink "Jet Lincoln," Chautauqua "Shaniqua," EMB-145 XRs "bent-winged pencil jets," 757s with winglets "longhorns" and 737-300 and 500s "Hoovers and Super Hoovers." He told me one night to contact Yao Ming on 124.7. It took me a second, but soon realized that Yao Ming is the center for the Houston Rockets, thus, Houston Center on 124.7. I think the dude's name is Max. Anyway, he's one of the funniest controllers I've ever heard. I haven't a clue how he gets away with some of the stuff he says over the frequency.

His name is Axe. I haven't heard him in a while, though. Houston Center can get on my nerves. Always slowing you down and turning you for sequence. Then when you get on approach, it's "Keep the hammer down, expect 27."

 

[IndyGTP]

Yep, I agree: ANYwhere else is ahead of IAD, definitely. Is IAD a training facility? Because they have the single worst controllers I've ever seen. The airport is so simple, laid out nice, can't understand why it runs like shoote much of the time. At least ORD has a plausible excuse if they ran as bad as IAD. But ORD is the best by far

And why are the rampers predominately of middle eastern origin? Of all places.

When you squish 10 people in a two bedroom apartment you can afford to live off the $9/hr jobs.

 

[Captain X]

I think the dude's name is Max. Anyway, he's one of the funniest controllers I've ever heard. I haven't a clue how he gets away with some of the stuff he says over the frequency.

That guy is good. He calls the 73-900 the Super Duper Hoover and when the Nine's and 80's were still prevelant he called 'em the Bubba Jet and the Baby Bubba Jet. He also told a "Mad Dog" to look off the left wing and he might see his "Mini-me" (us in the 145) going to the parallel.

One of his best transmissions was "Previous controller is no longer a factor."

And when he gives you a Traffic Advisory and starts it with "Traffic, Traffic" in the exact TCAS voice it's pretty damn funny too.

Besides being funny, he also will shoot you thru a good soft spot when the WX is crap and we're deviating to get outta IAH.

Him and that lady that sounds like "mom" are my two favorite IAH Tracon controllers. The Casey Casem IAH Tower guy is my favorite local controller. That dude is NEVER in a bad mood.

 

[Texx]

ATL is by far the best. As long as you stay on speed, everything works out. The controllers are nice and calm. The worst are ORD, IAD, and most of the NYC airports. Worst center--Indy.

Bye Bye--General Lee

Yeah, right. Clear day, no weather and you get a hold 300nm from ATL at FL300 for 30 min. The reason given, too much traffic.

Same conditions, short approach to ATL is a 15 mile final and 160kts. DFW 6 , go fast.

 

[onlybiff]

ATL tower my ass, those hillbilly controllers are lucky they only have to deal with parallels. Even I could set up a 30 mile final with everybody doing 170kts. Props go to the ORD, EWR, BOS and anybody else who's airport looks like a spagetti bowl. How they get everybody lined up in proper order for departure is PFM to me.

Biff

 

[Boxer]

Man, I miss DFW...

"Americaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn.. taxi into position..."

You know who I'm talking about, is she still there, the one that always get's called "sir"?

I definitely I miss her...

 

[chromeshawn]

ATL is by far the best. As long as you stay on speed, everything works out. The controllers are nice and calm. The worst are ORD, IAD, and most of the NYC airports. Worst center--Indy.

ORD (Approach/Twr/Gnd, not Center!) wins this one in my book.

These guys are efficient.

Approach - 2.5-3.0 NM inbound spacing to all runways all day long (as long as center can give them the traffic fast enough to keep the machine running. And they try to work the aircraft to the runway that will allow for the fastest taxi to your gate.

Tower - launching 3 intersecting runways simultaneously, without error, I'm impressed.

Ground - These guys take the cake! One inbound and one outbound frequency. Both controllers cover the entire airport, at the same time! No extraneous conversation in when its jamming, and still a sense of humor with pilot errors. Corrections and that's the last you hear of it. And if you're familliar, you often never talk to ground, all the way to your gate. These guys even check your gate availability on the inbound in many operations... The best, period.

Dallas ground - crap, with multiple frequencies, with every controller saying ...BREAK....BREAK....BREAK... and with only 8 airplanes on freq. Those guys suck!

Dallas approach - crap! Lucky if they get better than 7 mile spacing.... so plan on going to the other side of the airport, and have a 20 minute taxi.

NY - Those guys are good!

ATL - Fair - They just can't seem to work a push without slowing down the entire east coast!

IAD - Well, outside of IND, these guys get the bottom of the barrel.