Funny stuff on the radio...

[papanovember]

Heard this going into Spokane the other day. A FedEx 727 and (FedEx feeder) Caravan were both inbound and talking to tower.

Empire: Tower Empire XXX 6 out on the visual 21

Tower: Empire XXX Spokane Tower following the mother ship on short final runway 21 cleared to land.

Empire: Cleared to land 21 behind the mother ship Empire XXX.

 

[Lostdog65]

RDD Tower to C-172: "Traffic at your 12 o'clock, on final ahead of you, cleared to land, number 2."

C-172 Pilot to Tower: "Roger...got the bogey!"

Me, blindly on freq: "Gee Mav...you crack me up!"

Eric

 

[av8rbama]

Heard this over MGM the other day...

Acey XX: Montgomery Approach, what is the lake that we're flying over?
Approach: That's Lake Logan Martin, if you've got a cool million lying around you can get a nice house out there.
Acey XX: Oh, wow... thanks
Approach: No problem.
Anonymous transmission: You better find a better job than airline pilot to be able to afford that one.

Of course, there's always the obligatory pax brief on guard.

Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight deck we'd like to welcome you aboard Delta XXX [rambles on for 5 minutes] and beer and wine will be available for sa... oh, crap.

 

[RunUp]

Heard about 10 years ago, several miles east of CMH......

Pilot (with thick accent)...Columbus Approach, Dirigible 1234

ATC...Aircraft calling Columbus, say again?

Pilot...Columbus Approach, this is Dirigible 1234

ATC...N1234, say again?

Pilot...This is Dirigible 1234

ATC...N1234. Say type aircraft?

Anonymous Voice...It's the Fuji Blimp, you a$$hole!

 

[Quiet Flight]

Heard this over MGM the other day...

Acey XX: Montgomery Approach, what is the lake that we're flying over?
Approach: That's Lake Logan Martin, if you've got a cool million lying around you can get a nice house out there.
Acey XX: Oh, wow... thanks
Approach: No problem.
Anonymous transmission: You better find a better job than airline pilot to be able to afford that one.

There are million dollar homes in Alabama??

 

[av8rbama]

There are million dollar homes in Alabama??

Alabama, yes... Mississippi, no.

 

[coloneldan]

A friend of mine who flies for FedEx told me a funny one several years ago. He said a FedEx 727 and a Delta 727 were holding short on opposite sides of one of the runways at ATL. They had a short radio exchange on tower freq that went something like this.

FedEx: Delta XXX this is FedEx XXX, what is your company freq?
Delta: We can't give that out, we're professionals.
FedEx: Roger. Tower, tell the Delta professionals that their gear pins are still in.

Remember Delta guys, it wasn't me, I am just repeating the story. Please don't injure me.

 

[retired guy]

coloneldan, the first time I heard that one I laughed so hard I darn near kicked the slats out of my crib.....heres one that I heard a long, long time ago, before automatic altitude reporting, maybe 1970 or so. It was up in the northeast somewhere, New York center I think. The center guy told some guy " Acme 121, say altitude"..Mr. Smart A$$ comes back with "altitude"...center guy shot right back with "say Acme that`s pretty good, now say 'cancel my flight plan' ".

 

[Way2Broke]

Stupid question: What are gear pins? I don't even know and that was a guy buster.

 

[jknight8907]

Stupid question: What are gear pins? I don't even know and that was a guy buster.

They keep the gear from retracting. So, off goes Delta, only to have to make an expensive return to the airport when their gear mysteriously won't come up.

 

[chperplt]

Stupid question: What are gear pins? I don't even know and that was a guy buster.

Do I want to know what a "guy" buster is?

 

[Dangerkitty]

A friend of mine who flies for FedEx told me a funny one several years ago. He said a FedEx 727 and a Delta 727 were holding short on opposite sides of one of the runways at ATL. They had a short radio exchange on tower freq that went something like this.

FedEx: Delta XXX this is FedEx XXX, what is your company freq?
Delta: We can't give that out, we're professionals.
FedEx: Roger. Tower, tell the Delta professionals that their gear pins are still in.

Remember Delta guys, it wasn't me, I am just repeating the story. Please don't injure me.

I heard that a few years ago as well. Except when I heard it, it was a Delta crew and an AA crew.

Then I heard the story again but it was a Delta crew and a Southwest crew.

Then I heard the story again but it was a Delta crew and a Northwest crew.

Then I heard the story again but it was a Delta crew and a USAir crew.

At least the offending crew was always Delta!!

 

[retired guy]

The first time I heard it, it was a Mohawk DC3 an a Eastern Electra......

 

[coloneldan]

I guess it must be an interchangeable gag. Like college football teams and the location of the invention of the tooth brush.

 

[Way2Broke]

Do I want to know what a "guy" buster is?

Gut buster

See my current position for more details.

That is what I figured a gear pin was, kindove similar to the locks they put on the jetstream when they are working on them. I guess they put them on every time they park the heavy beasts?