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Hersham Boy
25th Jun 2002, 08:18
OK - another thread gave me an idea:
Let's nominate our favourite voices on the airwaves in the UK (if popular, we can always have an international version). I suggest we are looking at the following kinds of criteria (in both laydeez and gentlemen):
Sexy voice
Calm nature
Humour
General 'just make me want to use the PTT' factors
I've already expressed a preference for the lovely lady at Farnboro' LARS (Annabel, I'm told ;) ) and I think sennadog has admiration for a female ATCO at Shoreham.
Let's add to the list and put some names to faces?
Hersh
I've already expressed a preference for the lovely lady at Farnboro' LARS (Annabel, I'm told ) and I think sennadog has admiration for a female ATCO at Shoreham.
I'm seeing a possible navex here.... ;)
FlyingForFun
25th Jun 2002, 08:51
New item to add to pre-nav-ex check-list:
- Ensure favourite ATCO is on shift for planned flight time.
:D
FFF
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Aussie Andy
25th Jun 2002, 10:58
I am reminded of a mate of mine. At his first job after leaving school, a large enterprise, he struck up a conversation with a very lovely sounding telephone switchboard operator. Over the weeks they became more and more chatty, until he eventually asked him to meet her at a local pub after work. This was the first time he had ever seen her though... it did not end well... :(
knobbygb
25th Jun 2002, 11:05
Of course, that is one of the universal truths that one learns when using the telephone a lot - I suppose it must apply to the radio too!
Lets just hope we never get two-way video-radio comms in a/c, we deserve to at least be able to dream...
sennadog
25th Jun 2002, 11:37
Any excuse and I'll transit Shoreham - I may even invest in ANR just to receive those dulcet tones more clearly!:D
Just to balance it up, there is a bloke at Redhill with a slight Northern accent who is also very good - his voice carries well on the RT. Also flying across the Eastern edge of London there is a guy who is sometimes on (can't remember the service but it's the one that also deals with Magimixs going along the Thames) who sounds vaguely like Sean Connery.
I agree with Hersham Boy about the individual womanning the Farnborough LARS. It is odd how some voices carry better and I suppose it's the same as using a telephone, smile first and speak slightly more slowly than normal and this comes across in your transmit.
:D
I've already expressed a preference for the lovely lady at Farnboro' LARS (Annabel, I'm told ) and I think sennadog has admiration for a female ATCO at Shoreham.
Think the one at Shoreham has just recently got married. Don't quote me on that though. :)
Both my faves at the mo'. But non beat the one up at EDI ;)
White Shadow
25th Jun 2002, 11:44
This one might well copy to "ATC issues"....
WS
sennadog
25th Jun 2002, 11:50
Cheers for the heads up on that Big Red L . I just think she has a good voice that's all. Just in case her husband is one of those big buggas who likes wielding as axe. :eek:
Hahahaha, its something like that Senna, or maybe she has just had a baby or something....... :)
White Shadow I am going to copy it when it has quite a few more posts in it. :)
essouira
25th Jun 2002, 12:44
Try flying in the south west states with an english accent ! I got asked to "say again cos you sound so cute with that sexy accent". Another time air traffic started asking me a load of questions about my (pretty ordinary really) 182 until another pilot cut in and said " you're only asking her all that to hear that accent some more". Myself - I like listening to french air traffic saying "you're number one".
FlyingForFun
25th Jun 2002, 12:58
No one told me my accent was sexy when I flew out there :( In fact, the only time anyone mentioned my accent on the radio was when a local pilot decided to cross the runway as I was just about to land at an uncontrolled field. I reminded him that I was "very short final", and he replied that he'd be well clear before I was down, and how long had I been practicing the British accent for? :confused: I guess that's a disadvantage of being male.
Once I was out drinking, shopping or eating, though, it was a different story ;)
FFF
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Kirstey
25th Jun 2002, 13:17
Gabi's your girl at Shoreham. Think Patsy may have move on now?
Hersham Boy
25th Jun 2002, 14:09
I wasn't after a date.... ;) Hersh has a bird already and she gets upset if I start lavishing attention (as in, I don't want all of my stuff in a burning pyre on the front lawn!).
I'm still after names, though - I think we can get a bit of a league table going here... and, sennadog , bwahaha about the EGKR and London Info comments. I'm sure our home ATCO will be blushing as we speak :D
Hersh
juswonnafly
25th Jun 2002, 14:32
There is a lovely young lady on Shawbury Radar, she is calming, reassuring and oh soooooooo sexy:) Don't know her name but she has a voice to die for!
JWF:D
SKYYACHT
25th Jun 2002, 16:08
Well, anybody who has flown out of Long Beach. California (Julian?) may well have heard the lady tower controller who has a voice like liquid honey? I thought voices like that were only available on 0898 numbers - not that I've ever called them you understand!!!!! I was lucky enough to have her as my controller during some night flying around the LA Basin, and she was a welcome voice to come home to......
Small Pilot
25th Jun 2002, 16:50
The girl on Sohreham approach always sounds nice, also the girl on Rochester Info on Sunday sounded very nice. I've also heard a lovely voice on Manston Approach. Got no idea of their names though.
Here you go guys and gals....I just copied this from my forum to here. Enjoy......... :)
lots more posts added, go and see, its good ......
more praise (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57661)
Recover
27th Jun 2002, 19:23
Now don't get me wrong, like. I like birds 'n stuff and not blurks, but I like the chap on LGW Director. He's sometimes on 126.82, but more often than not on the next one (wot I can't remember).
He's always so well spoken and so polite, even at 0, crack thirty int mornin. My favourite bit is the "contact tower 124.22....Good Day Sir". It sounds so like the Fast Show. "Suit you, sir.....ohhh"
Marvellous eh. Jumpers for goalposts.......
and....
Recover
Buster the Bear
27th Jun 2002, 20:41
Easy Edwina, brightens up all our lives!
What a voice!
GRRRRRR