ATC Humour (Merged)
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From: Beyond the Blue Horizon
Rac/Ops
You are right it could not have been 777, must have been 747 but it was after a long day and in a busy terminal (do not pay much attention to a/c fleet on Quantas as I do not use them) so that,s my excuse
. Still comment made me smile as that airport had its fare share of teething issues at the time and this was just one of the funnier things that I experianced in transit in the first few months 
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You are right it could not have been 777, must have been 747 but it was after a long day and in a busy terminal (do not pay much attention to a/c fleet on Quantas as I do not use them) so that,s my excuse
. Still comment made me smile as that airport had its fare share of teething issues at the time and this was just one of the funnier things that I experianced in transit in the first few months .
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From: uk
Prestwick has one of the longest runways in the UK, it also has two fling clubs so on any given day there can be anything from a micro light to an Antonov or Galaxy arriving or departing. As I was taxing out there was a C150 had just taxied out and a 747F had come in behind it.
Atc: Cessna g-xxxx cleared for take off
C150:cleared for take off
Atc: 747F after departing C150 line up an wait, caution wake turbulence :-D
Atc: Cessna g-xxxx cleared for take off
C150:cleared for take off
Atc: 747F after departing C150 line up an wait, caution wake turbulence :-D
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From: The Burrow, N53:48:02 W1:48:57, The Tin Tent - EGBS, EGBO
it also has two fling clubs
It's also the place where an ATCO made my day with the instruction to a USAF C130 "Give way to the Cessna 152 ....." I was the pilot in the 152.
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From: Surrounding the localizer
3am at a major middle east hub airport.....
"delivery morning (xxxx125) (xxx=large middle eastern carrier bent on worldwide domination) request clearance .......xc fora dirndl "blocked"
"delivery xxxx564 request clearance to JFK.....dhrnwbdrh John "BLOCKED"
This continued for another two minutes before delivery replied...
"all xxxx aircraft requesting clearance shut up will you! I will get to you one at a time...."
" Ah delivery....that's gonna make us late...can I blame you?"
"negative blame your poxy scheduling department...."
"delivery morning (xxxx125) (xxx=large middle eastern carrier bent on worldwide domination) request clearance .......xc fora dirndl "blocked"
"delivery xxxx564 request clearance to JFK.....dhrnwbdrh John "BLOCKED"
This continued for another two minutes before delivery replied...
"all xxxx aircraft requesting clearance shut up will you! I will get to you one at a time...."
" Ah delivery....that's gonna make us late...can I blame you?"
"negative blame your poxy scheduling department...."
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From: Earthville
Whoever generates the callsigns at Specsavers has a sense of humour.
Had 'SPECSAVERS241' on frequency the other week which neither the pilot or myself managed to say without a small giggle.
Good job he didn't divert into Luton by mistake!
Had 'SPECSAVERS241' on frequency the other week which neither the pilot or myself managed to say without a small giggle.
Good job he didn't divert into Luton by mistake!
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From: any town as retired.
Specsavers flight ops in Channel Islands
Unless they have changed, a Beech 200 for corporate transport, as well as collect and delivery of optical orders, then the UK outlets. Factory is in CI.
glf
glf
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From: Home
Sorry glf, I could have answered better!
The Guernsey operation is one of the 3 main UK offices, others in Nottingham and Fareham.
Guernsey also has 2 warehouses (there are another 15 worldwide) that import and distribute frames to the UK. The warehouses are there for historical reasons - there's not a tax angle!
The King Airs fly scheduled services daily to EGHI and twice weekly to EGNX - and elsewhere according to business needs.
The Guernsey operation is one of the 3 main UK offices, others in Nottingham and Fareham.
Guernsey also has 2 warehouses (there are another 15 worldwide) that import and distribute frames to the UK. The warehouses are there for historical reasons - there's not a tax angle!
The King Airs fly scheduled services daily to EGHI and twice weekly to EGNX - and elsewhere according to business needs.
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From: Scotland
Not humour as such, and probably been heard around before, but my first time hearing the Callsign "Specsavers 241" on London Control this morning. The chap on the radio was obviously a good company man as he was shortening the pronunciation of the '4'
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From: Australia
Mooning
Australian capital city airport, sun has just set and moon is rising majestically over the ranges:
B737 has just vacated the runway and is taxiing to the terminal.
As the aircraft truns a corner on the taxiway, the (senior sounding) pilot, overwhelmed by the beautiful vista through the windscreen says over the radio, "That's a magnificent moon!".
The ground controller responds with, "Whoops, I didn't think you'd be able to see me from over there".
B737 has just vacated the runway and is taxiing to the terminal.
As the aircraft truns a corner on the taxiway, the (senior sounding) pilot, overwhelmed by the beautiful vista through the windscreen says over the radio, "That's a magnificent moon!".
The ground controller responds with, "Whoops, I didn't think you'd be able to see me from over there".