Overheard on ATC

[PhotoFlyer]

While flying to CLT on New Years day early in the morning, radio is fairly quiet, then in an excited voice on a morning where there are no excited voices......

USAIR "CLT appr, USAir 123"
ATC "a/c calling clt go ahead"

USAIR "CLT, USAir 123, just an observation; we're level niner thousand crossing booze with wiskey......its new years day"


The bad news is the controller was aparently working more than one freq and didn't get it right away. Although the crew recieved accolades from others that morning. I liked it.

 

[FlyBarneyJets]

Airplane 1 to Center: "Ah, Center...any chance we can go direct to XYZ?"

Center: "Sorry. Have to leave you on your route today due to Presidential movement."

Unidentified Airplane: "Hope everything comes out okay."

 

[ALGFLYR]

Heard this one many years ago:

Center: Blueridge 123 (J-41)Traffic at 6:00, a DC-9 will be overtaking you from behind.

Blueridge 123: Roger, we'll prepare to be taken from behind...

Got a few extra comments, even from the controller. I've always wanted to use it but never got the chance...

 

[SKYW Pilot]

Heard this one many years ago:

Center: Blueridge 123 (J-41)Traffic at 6:00, a DC-9 will be overtaking you from behind.

Blueridge 123: Roger, we'll prepare to be taken from behind...

Got a few extra comments, even from the controller. I've always wanted to use it but never got the chance...

Now that's some funny stuff!! I fly the Brasilia and am very familiar with being "taken from behind."

 

[SKYW Pilot]

One time a friend of mine was on approach to STL with American. There was a Southwest jet taxiing for takeoff...

Controller: Southwest 123 advise if you can take an immediate, American on final... disregard, I'm used to working with American. Southwest 123, Runway 30L cleared for takeoff.

aa73 can tell the story better than me. You get the idea...

 

[Tri-holer]

Taxiing out at LGA one busy day. Airplanes all over and ground was hopping. Someone said, "Ground, can you give us our sequence?" Ground replied in the typical New York accent, "I don't know who just called, but if I find out, you're number last."

 

[OPECJet]

Said to me by the guy who works both CLT and PHL ramps. The guy does a great job working the ramp, but he said a mouthfull to us a couple of months ago.

"Piedmont, hold your push. You got an RJ comin' on your tail".

 

[great cornholio]

Heard today at IAD...

Potomac App... ABC1234 if you have the field in sight then you can prepare for a short approach.

ABC1234...Roger fields in sight.

Potomac...ABC1234 uhhhh actaully nevermind stay on downwind...looks like you have to do number 2 now.

 

[aa73]

Now that's some funny stuff!! I fly the Brasilia and am very familiar with being "taken from behind."

Uhhh.. yes you are.

73

 

[aa73]

One time a friend of mine was on approach to STL with American. There was a Southwest jet taxiing for takeoff...

Controller: Southwest 123 advise if you can take an immediate, American on final... disregard, I'm used to working with American. Southwest 123, Runway 30L cleared for takeoff.

aa73 can tell the story better than me. You get the idea...

yup.... and capped it off with "we may be slow but at least we're losing money....!"

 

[Sig]

Said to me by the guy who works both CLT and PHL ramps.

Jimmy Mac needs to get his arse into a supervisory position YESTERDAY. He is awesome. You know how often he sleeps at the airport? THAT'S HOW MUCH HE WORKS.... pay the guy, for chrissakes! He's twice the controller C-dawg is, and I've watched him unravel a cat's arse north of G at PHL in two minutes that had my head spinning. I couldn't figure out what was what, and I was drinking coffee next to him in the tower.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Jimmy is the man. I sure will miss flying through PHL and CLT.

SEEEE YA

 

[Peter Griffin]

Wait, I wont miss flying through PHL

 

[HS125]

It's always amazing how many people have actually heard ATC conversations like this one above or the "F'ing bored, not stupid" one.

I wonder how many people have actually heard this one too:

Center: Airline XYZ please expidite descent to cross [intersection] at 11,000
Airline XYZ: Ahh, unable [intersection] at 11,000
Center: Don't you guys have airbrakes on that thing?
Airline XYZ: Airbrakes are for our screwups, not yours.

Not only have I heard it, I've said it. God I hate CLE center.:angryfire

 

[CoATP]

1. Into Raleigh advised "Number 2 Follow the twin jet {it was an F28}"; replied "Roger we have the Fokker in sight", advised "We just prefer to call it a twin jet."
2. Out of EWR to CLT clearance was having a how fast can you go day. Replied in souther drawl "You hear fast I talk ... that's how fast I listen. Say again all after Cleared to"
3. My all around favorite after getting a clearance I was not ready to copy. "We've just had a catostrophic pen failure say again."

 

[pilotguy733]

Jimmy Mac needs to get his arse into a supervisory position YESTERDAY. He is awesome. You know how often he sleeps at the airport? THAT'S HOW MUCH HE WORKS.... pay the guy, for chrissakes! He's twice the controller C-dawg is, and I've watched him unravel a cat's arse north of G at PHL in two minutes that had my head spinning. I couldn't figure out what was what, and I was drinking coffee next to him in the tower.

Jimmy rocks!! Did you know he eats sugar right out of the packet??

SEEEE YAAA

 

[The Drizzle]

My all around favorite after getting a clearance I was not ready to copy. "We've just had a catostrophic pen failure say again."

i am totally stealing this one

 

[belchfire]

Jimmy rocks!! Did you know he eats sugar right out of the packet??

SEEEE YAAA

Anyone know if the "g'daaaaayyyyy" guy is still in RDU? That always made me smile.

Said to me one day while in the soup in the trusty Cherokee 6

"Catbird 125, slow to final approach speed, you're overtaking the aircraft on the parallel approach, break, Piedmont 1234, increase speed 10 knots"

hehehe...

 

[atrdriver]

Back when Smiley was still working in ATL, took off to the north in an ATR. Was a really slow Sunday morning, and he said "ACEY whatever, say heading". I always wanted to do it, so I replied "heading". He didn't even miss a beat, and replied "can you say holding?"

Another time he was working tower, middle of the summer, not a breath of wind for days, and DAL on final for 27L asks for a wind check. In his monotone he said "wind 180 at 1 gusting to 2".

 

[Jeepman]

Heard this one 3 years ago when it appeared USAir was gonna liquidate:

USAir: Denver center, USAir 123 checking on 340..smooth ride

DEN center: Oh yeah, that won't last long.

USAir: How much longer will it last?

DEN Center: about 30 days.

TALK ABOUT HARSH!