by Viorella » Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:09 pm
Here are some conversations that airline passengers normally will never
hear. The following are accounts of actual exchanges between airline
pilots and control towers around the world.
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Tower: "Delta 351, you have
traffic at 10 o'clock, 6 miles!" Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We
have digital watches!"
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"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees." "Center, we are
at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?" "Sir, have you
ever
heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
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A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll
out after touching down. San Jose Tower Noted: "American 751, make a
hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are
not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the
lights and return to the airport."
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A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the
following: Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance
time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in
English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German
airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?" Unknown voice from
another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the
bloody war."
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From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm
f...ing bored!" Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting,
identify yourself immediately!" Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing
bored, not f...ing stupid!"
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The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a
short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking
location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it
was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the
following
exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747,
call sign Speedbird 206. Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear
of active runway." Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha
One-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a
stop. Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location
now." Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you
not been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in
1944, but it was dark, -- and I didn't land."