Favorite ATC facility?

[30West]

The "seeeeee ya" guy on Metro clearance in DTW back in the day!

"Cleared to the 'Zoo, Palace Two...........sssssssseeeeeeee ya!"

 

[RightTraffic]

I had a lot of good experiences with NY Tracon, and a few really bad ones. They have a VERY low tolerance for stupid and/or annoying.

True!!!!

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[30West]

Is Miss Cleo still on Ground at LGA?

Call meh now far yar free reedin'!

 

[Caveman]

Favorite: FAT " Happy Trails"
Most talented: ORD ground
Least favorite: MCO approach. They have yet to vector me in under the GS.
Least talented: LGA when Ms. Cleo is working ground (Honorable mention: CLE approach)
Most easygoing big airport: ATL
Most hostile big airport: DFW
Best overall airport: JFK

 

[doug_or]

yes, that's him. that is the only time he gets on my nerves, when he's in one of his super anal moods. next time, give him a "Thanks Franklin" a man who enjoys his job.

well then, can you also confirm you have whiskey?

I'll miss the LGA, I took Horace Greeley's advice and switched coasts.
(I won't miss AVP overnights, BWI FSDO, watching the M60 bus leave me behind after waiting 20 minutes in the rain, or anything about PHL)

 

[Captainzero1]

Jax Guys And Gals Are Always Great.

 

[Captain X]

IAH Ground Controllers suck donkey balls. unless it's the dude who is always happy.

 

[CA1900]

DCA tower for being able to land 22, 19, and 13 within seconds of each aircraft going through another's intersection. All with helicopters and restricted areas everywhere.

Their secret to making that separation work? They don't say a word about the intersecting arrivals. We look out the window, say to ourselves, "that ain't gonna work!" and adjust our speed. It's a thing of beauty.

 

[CA1900]

IAH Ground Controllers suck donkey balls. unless it's the dude who is always happy.

That'd be the Donkey.

imp:

 

[grog_sit_reserv]

That'd be the Donkey.

That is funny! LOL

I love ORD ground and LGA ground its a laugh riot.

 

[Morning Wood]

The ORD ground guys are the best. There's a guy that works LAX Center usually late night/early morning that is good too. Several similar sounding call signs in the air East of LAS one night and he told all of them there was similar call sign so "Listen up" instead of being a dick and telling everyone they needed to have their call sign changed by company right now.

 

[pilotdiscretion]

My vote is for Nassau in the Bahamas. Now that they have radar they can aim airplanes at each other with pin point precision.

 

[Rerouted]

How about the guy who left RDU tower last year that over enunciated everything? Rog...errrr, turn right two nine...errrr, nine...errrrr, and contact departure, good...ddaaaaayyy. He sounded miserable but man he was funny to listen to. As for Franklin at LGA, he's actually a controllers assistant, hence you don't hear him working any position other than clearance.

 

[jeroom]

Buzz....then ATL Center

Contact Depaaaaaaaaaaaarture.....See ya!

 

[Starscream]

Call me biased, but I gotta go for JFK Tracon/Tower.

"Turkish 2 Heavy, can you increase your rate of climb at all.......I mean this is just horrendous."

"Delta 80 Heavy follow the Turk, monitor tower 123.90."
"Speedbird 176 Heavy follow Delta, monitor tower."
"American 44 Heavy follow the Brit, monitor tower"

(After a missed radio call on busy freq.)
"Welcome to New York sir! It's Sunday, it's busy, I need you to pay attention!"

"Comair 569, do you have enough room to get by Saudi?"
"Affirmative"
"Good sir, can you get by him and rejoin taxiway bravo?? I really need someone who knows this airport leading the pack. Can you do that for me?"

(After second missed radio call in under 2 minuters on extremely busy freq.)
"Delta 1780, turn left heading 250 intercept the runway 22 right localizer.........(silence)......ALRIGHT IF NO ONE'S GONNA LISTEN TO ME, NO ONE'S GONNA LAND!!!! DELTA 1780, TURN LEFT HEADING 250 INTERCEPT THE RUNWAY 22R LOCALIZER!!"

(During total gridlock on the field
"American 74 Heavy, do you think could make a right and.........uggghhhh......Jesus this is so screwed up..........do you see that uhh....Comair.......coming off your left.....ugghhh......you what, disregard."

"Sir do you have anyone on board the aircraft who speaks English?"

(Egyptair requesting fourth unanswered wx deviation on busy freq.)
"Egyptair.........just...just......fly any heading you want."

"AMERICAN 1416, DID HE JUST CUT YOU OFF?!?!?!! IBERIA, STOP YOUR AIRCRAFT AND HOLD SHORT OF 4L!"
(Uninteligable readback)
"WHAT??!?!?!? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SIR!!! JUST STOP YOUR AIRCRAFT!!!!"

"Air France 7 Heavy request taxi"
"Air France were you finally able to get your engines started?"
"Negative"
"Well, then get your engines started, sir, you wanna depart don't you??? Don't you need to get your engines started for that?? Come on, Air France!! Call me when you are actually ready to taxi."

 

[LaTechPilot2003]

Is the guy that sounds just like Paul Harvey on the radio still working in the tower at CLT? It absolutely cracked me up the first time I heard him on the tower freq...

I'll second ORD ground controllers as being the best anywhere around...DFW was not too bad most of the time, although calling the "queue" freq to verify the rwy and first fix in the FMS was kinda stupid.

 

[aussieflyboy]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the tower controller at Charlottesville, VA.

He always says 'runaway'...


"Runway 3, cleared for takeoff, fly the RUNAWAY heading!"





Hahaha, I inquired if the heading got away from him?

There you have it ladies and gentlemen... pure, unadulterated wit in all its glory.

 

[B1900FO]

ORD Ground for sure!

There's a guy that works IND that I like. Real deep calm voice, even when it's busy.

MKE controllers are average at best.

My hat definitely goes off to the NY controllers though. Everyone thinks they're pricks but anyone that can handle that much traffic is awesome!

 

[IHateMgmt]

What about Roger for Chicago center, is he still there? That guy would give direct or headings all the time and hold long conversations like he wasn't busy, then the next controller could not handle what he did.

I second the vote for Mr. Rogers at ORD center... "Welcome Aboard!"

 

[JettBoii]

I like the guy who sounds like Billy Bob Thorton in that ridiculous controller movie....he is on ATL center. Nice guy.

The chick who is in the Traverse City Tower sounds mighty hott.

Anybody eve

 

[JettBoii]

I like the guy who sounds like Billy Bob Thorton in that ridiculous controller movie....he is on ATL center. Nice guy.

The chick who is in the Traverse City Tower sounds mighty hott.

Anybody ever seen any of the female controllers that sound good looking?

 

[AV1ATRX]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the tower controller at Charlottesville, VA.

He always says 'runaway'...


"Runway 3, cleared for takeoff, fly the RUNAWAY heading!"





Hahaha, I inquired if the heading got away from him?

I know that guy. He's always said it that way and always will. He cracks me up, too. That's a contract tower facility.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Is the guy that sounds just like Paul Harvey on the radio still working in the tower at CLT? It absolutely cracked me up the first time I heard him on the tower freq...

That would be the "auctioneer" that other posts have alluded to. He is definately at the top of my favorite controller list.

I have gotten decent service just about everywhere. The most notable are the ones who have... Well, just sucked:

Miss Cleo in LGA: She should never work ground. Ever. For the rest of her life. On the other hand, she is probably responsible for a fair portion of my over blocking, so scratch that! Make her work ground, everyday. Except on my "go home" days, then get rid of her sorry a*s.

ORF TRACON: Once and for all, in the name of all that is holy, what the &*(# is up with the micro vectors! Does that five degree turn 3 miles abeam the airport when I have it in sight AND I am the only airplane in the sky really help?

BOS TWR: Alright cool guy, I can't read your mind. If you do not want me to take the first available turnoff when you have a heavy on a mile final behind me then you are going to have to tell me beforehand. I failed ESP in school. Sorry.

 

[mhermann596]

I am suprised that no one mentioned the controller out of STL (Back in the late 90.) that if you caught him in the right mood he would slur the so long just enuff that it would come out as shlong.

 

[dickburns]

It's definitely NOT NY center, they are the whiniest controllers in the system, and are never willing to help anyone out.

 

[BORAT]

Boston Center is ok, but whats up with the controller there who has a Bangladeshi accent... I think he works the upstate NY area.

 

[n25na]

Who's your favorite ATC facility?

anyone else feel like this is slowly becoming airliners.net?

 

[Doug Parker]

The chick who is in the Traverse City Tower sounds mighty hott.

Anybody ever seen any of the female controllers that sound good looking?

Just remember, Fat Chicks need lovin too...................




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[FmrFreightDog]

Incidentally, I heard Buzz in ATL on freq. the other day saying the plan was to retire some time in the middle of this year. That'll be a sad day.

 

[atcloser]

Call me biased, but I gotta go for JFK Tracon/Tower.

"Turkish 2 Heavy, can you increase your rate of climb at all.......I mean this is just horrendous."

"Delta 80 Heavy follow the Turk, monitor tower 123.90."
"Speedbird 176 Heavy follow Delta, monitor tower."
"American 44 Heavy follow the Brit, monitor tower"

(After a missed radio call on busy freq.)
"Welcome to New York sir! It's Sunday, it's busy, I need you to pay attention!"

"Comair 569, do you have enough room to get by Saudi?"
"Affirmative"
"Good sir, can you get by him and rejoin taxiway bravo?? I really need someone who knows this airport leading the pack. Can you do that for me?"

(After second missed radio call in under 2 minuters on extremely busy freq.)
"Delta 1780, turn left heading 250 intercept the runway 22 right localizer.........(silence)......ALRIGHT IF NO ONE'S GONNA LISTEN TO ME, NO ONE'S GONNA LAND!!!! DELTA 1780, TURN LEFT HEADING 250 INTERCEPT THE RUNWAY 22R LOCALIZER!!"

(During total gridlock on the field
"American 74 Heavy, do you think could make a right and.........uggghhhh......Jesus this is so screwed up..........do you see that uhh....Comair.......coming off your left.....ugghhh......you what, disregard."

"Sir do you have anyone on board the aircraft who speaks English?"

(Egyptair requesting fourth unanswered wx deviation on busy freq.)
"Egyptair.........just...just......fly any heading you want."

"AMERICAN 1416, DID HE JUST CUT YOU OFF?!?!?!! IBERIA, STOP YOUR AIRCRAFT AND HOLD SHORT OF 4L!"
(Uninteligable readback)
"WHAT??!?!?!? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SIR!!! JUST STOP YOUR AIRCRAFT!!!!"

"Air France 7 Heavy request taxi"
"Air France were you finally able to get your engines started?"
"Negative"
"Well, then get your engines started, sir, you wanna depart don't you??? Don't you need to get your engines started for that?? Come on, Air France!! Call me when you are actually ready to taxi."

Haha that is some great post STARSCREAM, I am a controller (yes we read these boards too) at NY TRACON in the JFK sector. That is some funny stuff you have heard. You should see what is said when the mike is not keyed up.

BTW, NY TRACON is hands down the best air traffic facility.