Air Traffic Control

[221B]

My 18 month old son has developed a worrying habit of standing in the garden pointing at aircraft flying overhead and shouting gibberish at them.

Is it inevitable that he will become an ATCO, or have I caught him in time to do something about it?

[Chilli Monster]

What do you say to a newly qualified ATCO?:

Here's a job and a decent salary

What do you say to a newly qualified ATPL?:

Big Mac and Fries twice please

[Mr Wolfie]

Chilli Monster - Tee Hee Hee Hee

[WX Man]

What do you say to an ATPL who's just got his first job?

Here's a decent job *and* a decent salary

[Jerricho]

Your son sounds just like Point 7!

And infact, probably has the same mental age...............

[Scott Voigt]

If he is speaking giberish, then he is certainly studying for his ATPL <G>.

Scott

[NudgingSteel]

221B

I work with quite a few ATCOs who point at aircraft and shout gibberish at them so he's halfway qualified from the sound of it!!!!!

[221B]

NudgingSteel - That's what I was worried about!

I tried chasing him round the lawn with the Flymo to try and get him interested in Rotary, but that didn't work - he just made me orbit the pond, and held me at the garden path for ages before I could get back to the shed.

[niknak]

221

When he starts issuing you with a slot time to watch the news, and there is no delay for him to watch the Tweenies etc..... that's when you know he's beyond help and destined to a life of the dark art of atc........

[AirNoServicesAustralia]

When you plead with him to let you put the flymo back in the garden shed but he directs you into the garage instead and then blames you for screwing up, you know he's ready to enter the big bad world of ATC.

Whereas if he asks to watch the tweenies but you decline his request due to the fact there are 15 other kids watching the telletubbies, and he has a cry and accuses you of showing favouritism, you know hes set to be a long suffering/complaining pilot.