View Full Version : Amazing what you hear on EDI twr...
Jimbo-in-debt
7th Apr 2003, 06:22
Does anybody know who was behind the very tuneful whistling on the Edinburgh tower frequency (118.7) at about midday today (Sun 6th?) And no, before you ask, I'm not talking about that god-awful sound you get when two stations transmit at once, I'm talking about someone with not inconsiderable musical prowess whistling a few ditties with tx pressed...
And no, I'm not an anorak, but when you're bogged down in a 10,000 word university thesis, Edinburgh tower provides a bit of 'light relief'...as does pprune.
Jimbo.
ATC: Bear right, next intersection
A/C: Roger, have him in sight...
vintage ATCO
7th Apr 2003, 15:26
Stuck PTT I should think. I was once treated to 20mins worth of whistling, humming and singing by someone on a cross-country. :D
cossack
7th Apr 2003, 16:56
About 8 or 9 years ago, my then coleagues at EDI (some of whom remain) were "treated" to more than a bit of humming when an aircraft's PTT was stuck on on 121.2. It made the newspapers!
A case of Stella gets you a name!!!
Mister Geezer
8th Apr 2003, 05:07
I now fly the aircraft that was involved in that 'unsavoury' incident... in fact I was flying it today!
cossack
8th Apr 2003, 05:17
Mister Geezer
I trust its been well valeted!!!!
How long ago was it?
bagpuss lives
9th Apr 2003, 03:49
In "unsavoury" are we talking about the "not above 1250ft QNH club" incident? ;)
As opposed to the mile high club of course :)
ComJam
9th Apr 2003, 05:48
Ah yes that famous incident, i was on freq in a rival clubs 152, what a laugh :)
Story (short version) here.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83387
Funny how these things "come-up" (so to speak :) ) so often.
Mister Geezer
10th Apr 2003, 04:50
I was referring to the EDI mile high incident... not sure if it has been well valeted since then but it is due for a re-spray this summer. :D It was looking clean enough when I flew it today! ;)
NoFlyZone
7th May 2003, 02:38
And its not unheard for someone at EGPH to fall asleep with their foot on the Approach PTT switch, and snore loudly.
ATCbabe
7th May 2003, 05:51
NoFlyZone,
Care to elaborate????
TheFox
7th May 2003, 06:36
Babe if its the same person i think it is i will tell you when i see you next.
Don't suppose you still you launch "Tunnocks Snowballs" into the overhead fan?
Ah! Those were the days!
Jimbo-in-debt
8th May 2003, 07:05
"And its not unheard for someone at EGPH to fall asleep with their foot on the Approach PTT switch, and snore loudly."
Somebody's got to elaborate on this! I'm sure anonymity could be preserved without too much difficulty. And let's face it, most people have said something with the PTT pressed when, with hindsight, they probably shouldn't have done...
Jimbo.
Deeko01
10th May 2003, 11:01
ATCBABE,
even l know about that one, where you been girlfriend!!
:}
ATCbabe
11th May 2003, 00:00
Deeks,
Guess I was probably too busy snoring on the other frequency!!!;) :p
Snowballs???? I've heard all about the talc on the fans but not the snowballs.
I remember the talc.
Bombay Mix dispersed from an accelerating fan was also quite interesting - providing it wasn't you underneath!
:)
granny smith
14th May 2003, 01:25
For a little light relief we used to throw stripholders into the o/h fan going at full speed. I'm still amazed no-one was injured or windows broken.
Obviously we were a much hardier breed 44 miles to the west.