My favorate thing to say on the radio

[SSDD]

Freddy Prietz(sp?) best controller I ever worked with. Retired from ATC now handles ramp tower at the D concourse at LAS. Heaviest New York accent you've ever heard, can't miss it. If you fly into LAS and park at "D" tell him hi. Anyways it was in the 70's, late at night, a PA-180 doing practice ILS 25 approaches in Vegas when a United DC-8 checks in. Freddy issues them a speed restriction, but they keep coming. A few minutes later he gives them another speed reduction to no avail. Finally, in the slowest, thickest New York accent you can imagine he says: "United, the number is 180, you can make it your airspeed or your heading, what's it going to be , Gentlemen?

 

[Vandal]

AHPilot,

I'm sure that with 80 hours you haven't been around too many ATC facilities, but more often than not, there's no bombshell on the other end of that frequency. Sorry to burst your bubble......seems you really have a fascination with it!
Most weigh more than your plane!

I'm sure you have hung around in TONS of towers with your 1800 hours...**CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** isn't that like, more hours than chuck yeager had?

Anyone heard the guy on JAX center who gives everyone their frequency change and then says goodbye in a different language? ...132.15. sayonara! etc...

 

[AHPilot]

I'm in school for ATC right now, and I've got to tell you, most of the women are pretty d***ed cute. Haven't heard the worst things about myself, either.

Ok, so we've established the cute controllers. Does me a lot of good flyin around...So where are all the cute lady instructors?

 

[TXCAP4228]

Re: I don't know about that...

I'm in school for ATC right now, and I've got to tell you, most of the women are pretty d***ed cute. Haven't heard the worst things about myself, either.

Stephanie

I don't mean to be disrespectful ma'am, but you're sort of opening the door to being hit on buy a bunch of pilots.... all I'll say is be careful what you wish for.

 

[Traumahawk]

TAMPA.......

If ya'll are wondering who the famous Tampa controller is, his name is Billy Burns I believe.

"United twelve seventy-four good day to ya but standby, november four fivah three go ahead sir, this is class bravo service here to serve you." -BB

Just tell him in the same voice "ya do good work etc..." and he'll go nuts.

Speaking of funny florida controllers....how about up @ Jax App....anyone know Aloha Bob?? "areeebaderche' etc... His buddy Shawn Fields is a riot too.

--T-hawk

P.S. Who all flies in Tampa?

 

[maverick_fp00]

I live in Panama City, Florida... but we are always taking trips down to St. Pete, Tampa, Orlando... as a matter of fact, that's why I'm up so early - getting ready for Orlando.

 

[ShawnC]

I live in Daytona but I am from Sarasota, so when I am flying there I deal with the Tampa Approach controllers.

 

[hyper]

Do TPA all the time as well.



JAX: "Goodmornin' Starcheck, radar coooooooooontact." I think they have a club there, bunch of the guys do that.

 

[ILLINI]

What about the approach/departure controllers at South Bend, IN? Those guys, as well as some pilots, are pretty funny!


Sssssssee YA!!!

It's almost like they have a contest as to who can say "See Ya" with the most oomph.

Good times!

 

[SSDD]

Until recently one of the controllers at the Salt Lake Tower used to say "suck" instead of "salt", as in: "Delta 1267, Suck Lake Ground taxi to RWY 34R." The PC police must have gotten to him 'cause he doesn't say it anymore.

 

[LrBob]

I was watching a stupid vw beetle commercial the other day-shows this guys working in a office everyday-pretty dreary-then it dawned on me how really cool our jobs are-cant beat life at 410

 

[Ravengirl]

TXCAP and FlyChicaga...

Yeah, I realize it's just opening a door for people to step through, my saying that...

...but really, like I'm going to sit by and let people generalize about how ugly and overweight I must be on account of my career choice. =P Come on.

*Stephanie*

 

[BlueVoodoo]

At our local FBO one of the rental 172s is affectionately referred to as the Jamaican Bobsled due to its colorful paint scheme. One day flying into BCT it caught the attention of one of the rampers...

Ramper: You here to pick up the president?

Me: What???

Ramper: Yeah, the president, isn't this corporate Cessna for Pollo Tropical?

Later that same day while taxiing to the ramp at FXE...

FXE Ground: Lear xxx follow the red..... and green.... and yellow... and black Cessna.

Lear xxx: Roger, following the calico Cessna

 

[TXCAP4228]

Re: TXCAP and FlyChicaga...

Yeah, I realize it's just opening a door for people to step through, my saying that...

...but really, like I'm going to sit by and let people generalize about how ugly and overweight I must be on account of my career choice. =P Come on.

*Stephanie*

In my defense ma'am, I never generalized that - I know better!

 

[chuychanga]

A long time ago a Japan Airlines 747 was approaching Honolulu. Well, Honolulu International and Hickam Air Force Base share a common runway.

So every time the Japanese pilot talks, he addresses them as "Hickam Approach,..." or "Japan xxx inbound to Hickam..." etc... Finally, approach kindly asked the guy to verify he was coming to Honolulu International. The dude responded, "Affirmative, but Hickam is easier to say than Honoruru."

Another favorite of mine is when depature tells a guy to squawk VFR and he replies with, "Okay, a dozen in the box for 13G."