I was at Dubai International the other week in a light piston twin. All the biggies were departing from a set of intersections some 1500ft down the runway (12R) and the rest of us had to go with the taxi pattern. When my turn finally came, ATC (who are brilliant at DXB) gave me an enter-backtrack. Cue snide comment from an Emirates 777/380 - "Is there a performance issue?". Quick as a flash, the controller came back with a "Some people should remember where they came from. Never heard of wake turbulence, Emirates 123?"
A beautiful moment.
