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Old 14 November 2014, 07:24 AM   #1
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Pilots and control tower conversations

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I really like the last one.
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Old 14 November 2014, 07:58 AM   #2
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Lots of good ones there!
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Old 14 November 2014, 08:17 AM   #3
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Old 14 November 2014, 08:24 AM   #4
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I visibly chuckled at each of them.
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Old 14 November 2014, 08:29 AM   #5
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Old 14 November 2014, 08:46 AM   #6
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Old 14 November 2014, 08:48 AM   #7
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Wow some great ones there!!
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Old 14 November 2014, 09:37 AM   #8
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Too funny!
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Old 14 November 2014, 09:46 AM   #9
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They are funny, but to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Old 14 November 2014, 11:08 AM   #10
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Awesome... too funny.

My uncle was an air traffic controller for the NYC region - retired now. He was always super stressed out. I remember him taking my brother and I to work on Long Island. He would let us talk to the pilots. He would write down what to say. Talk about lack of 1980s regulations, letting a seven-year-old do this.

"TWA L1011 heavy, turn right 45 degrees and maintain 13,000."
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Old 14 November 2014, 01:55 PM   #11
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Awesome... too funny.

My uncle was an air traffic controller for the NYC region - retired now. He was always super stressed out. I remember him taking my brother and I to work on Long Island. He would let us talk to the pilots. He would write down what to say. Talk about lack of 1980s regulations, letting a seven-year-old do this.

"TWA L1011 heavy, turn right 45 degrees and maintain 13,000."

haha, I'd say that was great fun as a kid. That very thing happened in 2010 and it didn't go down so well. Regulations have definitely got tighter haha

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/0...traffic.child/
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Old 14 November 2014, 11:53 AM   #12
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Funny stuff!
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Old 14 November 2014, 12:31 PM   #13
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Old 14 November 2014, 01:40 PM   #14
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Old 14 November 2014, 01:32 PM   #15
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Pretty good stuff.
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Old 14 November 2014, 02:04 PM   #16
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Ive had the privellage to meet some fedex pilots. Lots of funny stories and pictures of what they do on some long flights.

One of the pilots was showing me pic a that he had of a friend pilot who snapped a pic of himself and the stuartist doing well, you know. The genius pilot sent the picture to some friends ( not showing his face ) and apparently he was tracked down by the airline company he worked for and was fired on the spot.


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Old 14 November 2014, 02:09 PM   #17
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Ive had the privellage to meet some fedex pilots. Lots of funny stories and pictures of what they do on some long flights.

One of the pilots was showing me pic a that he had of a friend pilot who snapped a pic of himself and the stuartist doing well, you know. The genius pilot sent the picture to some friends ( not showing his face ) and apparently he was tracked down by the airline company he worked for and was fired on the spot.


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Ive had the privellage to meet some fedex pilots. Lots of funny stories and pictures of what they do on some long flights.

One of the pilots was showing me pic a that he had of a friend pilot who snapped a pic of himself and the stuartist doing well, you know. The genius pilot sent the picture to some friends ( not showing his face ) and apparently he was tracked down by the airline company he worked for and was fired on the spot.


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Good to hear that that joker was fired.
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Old 16 November 2014, 05:08 AM   #19
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That is hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
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Old 16 November 2014, 05:31 AM   #20
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Old 16 November 2014, 05:33 AM   #21
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Sent this to a fighter pilot from WWII and he laughed.
Worked with Jack and he is one hell of a guy! I still keep in touch with him...


November 24, 1944

We found cruisers under way and under attack. Saw 2 of our planes get hit and they headed for the beach. Made a good hit on the cruiser but on the pullout got hit in engine. Had very little altitude and power. Headed for Leyte Gulf (friendly area). Saw many PT boats and headed for them. Engine quit and made a very hard landing. Cart wheeled on port wing. Hurt my back but both Cal and I got into raft. Plane still floated. About 15 minutes later got picked up by PT boat.

Both Cal and I were hurt so they placed us in the wheel house ? The cruiser was hit bad but still fired at planes and PTs. The skipper of our PT made a run and let go 4 fish. Turned sharply and zig zagged from shell splashes. Got back to Leyte and was put on hospital ship on way to Pearl Harbor. They put a cast on me because of my back injury. Cal had 27 stitches in forehead where he hit gun sight. Reached Pearl Harbor on the 30th of November.

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Old 16 November 2014, 08:26 AM   #22
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Old 17 November 2014, 01:02 AM   #23
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There are always humorous exchanges between pilots and controllers. I've heard them on a daily basis as long as I've been in aviation.

Although the stuff you hear on guard frequency or when there is a stuck mic is always my favorite.

A few years ago, I went off on a coworker for being cheap. It was a nice profanity laced tirade. All the while with a stuck mic.

I can't post a link because of the computer I'm on at the moment, but look for "A bad day at JFK" on youtube. That one always cracks me up.
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Old 17 November 2014, 01:14 AM   #24
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Hilarious, the last one made me lol.
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