Idiotic Radio Calls

[Sc00ter]

Traffic Watch

Flying traffic watch five hours a day affords me plenty of time on approach control. In need of a fuel stop during mid-shift, I have just cleared the runway and holding short of the first of two parallel taxiways. SWA blows past me followed by a much slower AA jet on the other taxiway, oviously miffed that he will be number 2. American asks the controller if the SWA 737 intends to depart from the taxiway. Ground controller very coolly replies, "Which airline posted a profit last quarter?"


After a particuarly busy morning (low vis, low clgs, many helo's popping up from downtown Austin causing several traffic alerts of less than half mile, 12 O'clock, my altitude) I was flying some breakfast tacos in to KAUS for the controllers. Approach set me up number 3 behind a Falcon and then a Gulfstream to pass from behind shortly(I'm in a 152 mind you).

Switched to tower
[ Me ] Aus twr, Metro one visual 17L, number three, negative contact on the Gulfstream
[ Twr ] Metro one, he's passing you now. I guess that's what money will do for you.
[ GIV ] One day kid, you will grow up and be number two.
[ Me ] Perhaps, but I'm inbound with tacos
[ Twr ] Metro one, you are now cleared number one for 17L!

scoot

 

[U of I Tweak]

Champaign area

Due to crossing runways, if both runways are in use it is not uncommon to have a touch and go clearance turned into a cleared to land only clearance. A student and instructor were cleared to land only on one of the runways and as soon as conflicting traffic had cleared the other, they were told, "Cleared for takeoff, no need to acknowledge." Of course the student prompty replied, "Cleared for takeoff, no acknowledge....."

One day with not much going on:
Falcon XXXX: Champaign tower, Flightstar XXXX direct 32.
Tower (Controller supervisor named Steve): Flightstar XXXX, the runways have been renamed. You
are now cleared to land on Steve's runway.

We used to use one of the taxiways as a parallel to the main runway. We finally got a real parallel on the opposite side of the runway as the taxiway, therefore the runway designations changed. 32L, the 8100' runway, became 32R, and the new 3100' parallel became 32L. A confused Citation rolling out on 32L after landing was told: Citation xxxx turn right on Runway four, cross the runway you were supposed to land on and contact ground point 8.

One afternoon about to head to the practice area
Me: Champaign ground, Arrow xxxx University ramp with....uhh....the information....I don't remember what it is...but we have it.
My friends in the airplanes on either side gave approving thumbs up.

Finally, upon landing
Tower: Arrow xxxxx turn left on Bravo, cross runway 14L and contact ground point 8.
Me(after crossing the runway and absent mindedly continuing to taxi): Ground Arrow xxxxx I'm almost back to the ramp, totally forgot to call you.
Ground: Okay (laughter in the background)
Other plane: smooth....

 

[RichO]

this really is the only post worth reading......such a refreshing time.....let's bring it back to the top........

 

[Brett Hull]

We taxied out to the hold short line and were waiting for someone to land. My other pilot's buddy pulled up right next to us in a lear 45 - wingtip to wingtip.

us: Hey Bob
Bob: What?
us: That thing got a Hemi?

Dorks.

 

[FLYFisherman76]

Heard on the Jumpseat going home...it was the very first week we had the CRJ700 in Atlanta.......


Atl Ground: Chandler 123 taxi runway 9L outer mike....delta on Lima will give way...

CAA123: Taxi 9L on Mike Chandler 123

Atl Ground: Delta 321 give way to the stretch RJ coming out of three then continue to ramp 1

Delta321: Roger give way to the RJ.....what's up Chandler?....are we HEAVY today?


(With out any delay whatsoever the captain then keys the mike)

CAA123: Not usually, but since we have your wife in the back....i guess we are today....

 

[Capn Lucky]

Just before the war started, Air France, on its way to BOS was given a hold at SCUPP. Air France asked why they had been issued a hold and another voice replied "because we don't like you"

 

[Ben Franklin]

i heard a great one by a single-engine cessna filed I.F.R. while flying through colorado springs approach:

controller: "cessna xyz, i seemed to have lost you on radar...verify your level at 5 thousand and please recycle transponder."

cessna: "oh yeah, sorry about that sir - i accidentally gained over five hundred feet out here and shut my transponder off so you hopefully wouldn't notice."


classic!

The best part about it is that he would have been flying at about 250-750 feet AGL through Class G airspace(IFR / ATC communications not even required)if he was indicating 5,000 feet anywhere near COS.

Get a real story.

lame.

 

[great cornholio]

This one happened at LGA today. They were landing 31 all day and for a while they were using the LOC 31. Something happened at JFK and they had to stop using the LOC 31 but the wx was too bad for the Expressway vis 31. So we check on and they tell us to slow down and start giving us delay vectors because they were switching to the ILS 4 circle to land 31. Well a few min later they tell us that the ILS is having problems to expect the NDB 4 circle to land 31. So like a min later this happens.

Delta "New York approach Delta 123 with ya 14000 for 10000 with Zulu"

NY "Roger expect the NDB runway 4 circle to land 31"

Delta 123 "NDB 4 circle to land 31....Are you serious???"

NY "NDB 4 circle to land 31 affirmative we can't use to LOC 31 anymore because of JFK and no one is picking up the expressway for the expressway 31"

Delta 123 "Ok then glad its not my leg"

 

[KINGAIR PIC]

"CAA123: Not usually, but since we have your wife in the back....i guess we are today...."

This was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

 

[OakRBust]

Last week in LAS


LAS Appch WN xxx Say Airspeed

About 30 second pause while Crew is looking for restriction on those pesky Rnav DEP/Arrivals..

WN : 250 knots sir


Vegas Appch.... OK WN you are 60 knots faster than AWA in front of you. I really need you at 250 Knots

 

[Jetscream32]

In Philly the other day. ATIS code is Golf.
USair: Philly ground USair XXX spot 9 with the Atis.
Ground: Which one you got?
Usair: Uh, the current one
Ground: You mean Hotel?
Usair: Yep that's it.
Ground: Usair xxx actually it's Golf so hold at spot 9 and let me know when you get it.

Moral: Philly controllers get pissy around 4pm

 

[BlueCanoe]

Passed thru the grapevine

This was on BOS CTR:

UAL (female): Center any shortcuts for United today?
Crusty Voice: Your whole career was a shortcut.

Silence

 

[Superkell]

Here's an original

As some pilots and instructors were reading this forum at the lovely scenic Dallas Executive Airport (Formerly known as Redbird RBD) a student told this story.

It was a clear day and a student pilot (solo) was holding short of RWY17 in a Tomahawk. Now for those of you not familiar RBD is class D and under the DFW class B airspace. There is some heavy traffic but mostly GA aircraft and the towers will occasionally humor you with casual conversation while you are in their airspace. They are very friendly for the most part.

The student pilot makes the following transmission

"Redbird Tower Tomahawk 12345 is holding short of RWY 17 ready for Emergency Takeoff."

The tower promptly replied by saying very quickly and sarcasticly "You are cleared for immediate departure."

 

[atldc9]

Doing the long taxi in MCO for rwy 35, 4 airplanes taxining out on the 2 parallel taxiways. We were fourth in line. #1 is an RJ, #2 a MD-11.

twr: Alright, all you guys for 35, the rj is 1, delta is 2, the other 2 are in sequence, everybody to the tower.

airplane #3: OK, it is Delta's future, then Delta's past then us. See ya.

 

[Dutch]

Heard this one second-hand while jumping an AA flight.

AAXXX: Center, any chance for a shortcut?

CTR: AAXXX, cleared direct crazy woman (vor in WY)

AAXX: OK, cleared direct to my wife.