Ralph Cramden
Took the Red Pill
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- May 7, 2005
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My all time favorite was years ago, inbound to IAD back when it was an "Airport Radar Service Area" airspace. It's 5PM, airliners all over the place, very busy on approach when we all hear: "Dulles approach, this is cessna 12345, I'm in a red & white 152, my grandmother's name is Ethyl, yada, yada". In esasperation at the 2 minute checkin, the female controller regains her list of vectors, "united 123 turn 240, american 345 climb to 10, call center" for about a minute. Finally she calls the cessna in a stern voice and says "cessna 123, we're real busy right now, what do you want?" The cessna driver stammers "Uh, Uh, I'd like to penetrate your ARSA!" In her now sexy voice the controller responds "Ok big boy, I'm ready for you!" (he never called back)
I was laughing so hard I had to give control to my FO for the remainder of the landing...
The funiest part is I knew the controller. She went by the name Dottie and was about 60 years old. At one time she was the only female ATC at IAD and there is/was a plaque on the ladies room door under the tower cab proclaiming "Dottie's potty".
I was laughing so hard I had to give control to my FO for the remainder of the landing...
The funiest part is I knew the controller. She went by the name Dottie and was about 60 years old. At one time she was the only female ATC at IAD and there is/was a plaque on the ladies room door under the tower cab proclaiming "Dottie's potty".