Mentor of mine many years agao at LATCC came out with a gem.
To an american pilot
"Descend 6000ft QNH 1011"
To which he replied
"Say maam could I have that in inches"
Without even thinking she replied
"Descend 72 thousand inches QNH 1011"
One I have to own up to
Outbound Monarch pilot called approaching FL190 I looked at the radar he was passing FL153, admittedly going up well, with out even thinking I turned to my co-ordinator and said "Lying B******" , to which he said I think you just transmitted that. I laughed usual windup, only to hear
"Oh yes sorry my mistake passing FL170"
OOPS
(Edited as I can't multiply 12 by 6000)
Last edited by MACC 29 all the time!!!!; 15th Oct 2004 at 13:17.