Re: ATC Humour (Merged)
Two recent occasions on which I've got the better of pilots....
Me: "JZAxxxx, turn left heading 260 to intercept Jet 508 on course"
JZAxxxx: "uh, we've got the RNAV today; can we go direct somewhere?"
Me: JZAxxxx, cleared direct somewhere"
And another, while talking to a King Air that was VFR within a practice area (Class F restricted airspace) and I was giving traffic info since I wasn't busy. The King Air was manouvering just enough to make it tricky...
Me: "XXX, traffic in your 12.30, 6 miles, westbound, indicating same altitude unverifed... er, now it's in your 11.30"
XXX: "Okay, we're looking"
Me: "XXX, now it's in your 1 o'clock, 4miles, make that your 1.30"
XXX: "Is that ZULU time or local?"
Me: "He's moving pretty fast so it must be ZULU; he's 7 hours ahead"
Fits of giggles were then heard....