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A friend sent me these ones...
Leo
Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock , 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"
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"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
"Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
"Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
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From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm
f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself
immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f... ing bored, not f... ing stupid!"
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O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a
Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 239: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got the
little Fokker in sight."
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A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While
attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your
last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
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A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll
out after touching down. San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a
hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are
not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the
lights and return to the airport."
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There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority
landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit
peaked." Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number
two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter
pilot remarked, "the dreaded seven-engine approach."
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Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and
returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A
concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, "What, exactly, was
the problem?"
"The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," explained
the flight attendant. "It took us a while to find a new pilot."
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A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard
the following: Lufthansa (in German):
"Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English.
"Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in
Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent):
"Because you lost the bloody war."
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Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way,
after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of
the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702,
contact on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern
702?"
Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and
yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."
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One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold
short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed,
rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some
quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said,
"What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with
a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like
yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."
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The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a
short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate
parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from
them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to
the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British
Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt , Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not
been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- and I
didn't land." =================================================
While taxiing at London 's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air
flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to
nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out
at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you
going?! I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned
right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to
tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!" Continuing her
rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God!
Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this
out! You stay ri ght there and don't move till I tell you to! You can
expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour and I want
you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell
you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded. Naturally, the ground
control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal
bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate
ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every
cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an
unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking:
"Wasn't I married to you once?"
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Leo
Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock , 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"
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"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
"Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
"Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"
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From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm
f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself
immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f... ing bored, not f... ing stupid!"
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O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is a
Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 239: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got the
little Fokker in sight."
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A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While
attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your
last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."
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A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll
out after touching down. San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a
hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are
not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the
lights and return to the airport."
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There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority
landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit
peaked." Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number
two, behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down. "Ah," the fighter
pilot remarked, "the dreaded seven-engine approach."
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Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and
returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A
concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, "What, exactly, was
the problem?"
"The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine," explained
the flight attendant. "It took us a while to find a new pilot."
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A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard
the following: Lufthansa (in German):
"Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English.
"Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in
Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent):
"Because you lost the bloody war."
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Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way,
after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of
the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702,
contact on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern
702?"
Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and
yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."
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One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold
short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed,
rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Some
quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said,
"What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with
a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like
yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."
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The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a
short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate
parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from
them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to
the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British
Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.
Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt , Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you not
been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- and I
didn't land." =================================================
While taxiing at London 's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air
flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to
nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out
at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771, where the hell are you
going?! I told you to turn right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned
right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to
tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!" Continuing her
rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically: "God!
Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort this
out! You stay ri ght there and don't move till I tell you to! You can
expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour and I want
you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell
you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded. Naturally, the ground
control communications frequency fell terribly silent after the verbal
bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate
ground controller in her current state of mind. Tension in every
cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high. Just then an
unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his microphone, asking:
"Wasn't I married to you once?"
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Bamberger, Here is what you were asking:
Должен признаться прямо и откровенно: несмотря на то, что закончил военно-политическое училище и Военно-политическую академию имени Ленина, семь лет возглавлял отдел пропаганды военного журнала, двадцать шесть лет состоял в КПСС и расстался с партией не по своей воле, она меня, как и миллионы других коммунистов, сама бросила на произвол судьбы в девяносто первом, - но убейте, не знаю и не понимаю, что такое «патриотическое воспитание».
Cheers,
Должен признаться прямо и откровенно: несмотря на то, что закончил военно-политическое училище и Военно-политическую академию имени Ленина, семь лет возглавлял отдел пропаганды военного журнала, двадцать шесть лет состоял в КПСС и расстался с партией не по своей воле, она меня, как и миллионы других коммунистов, сама бросила на произвол судьбы в девяносто первом, - но убейте, не знаю и не понимаю, что такое «патриотическое воспитание».
Cheers,
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
Sorry for highjacking thread...we are back on track. This is my translation:
“Moscow, this is….her….Tupolev 154…..Russian…Airways….1161…request..her..landing..hic..instructions..”
“This is Moscow tower. Is this captain speaking?”
“Net…. Too….drunk…”
“Is this second speaking?”
“Negative….hic… too drunk…”
“This is engineer speaking,then?”
“Net….Hic…..toooo …drunk…”
“Who is speaking?”
“Auto….hic….pilot…”
love these Russians..
“Moscow, this is….her….Tupolev 154…..Russian…Airways….1161…request..her..landing..hic..instructions..”
“This is Moscow tower. Is this captain speaking?”
“Net…. Too….drunk…”
“Is this second speaking?”
“Negative….hic… too drunk…”
“This is engineer speaking,then?”
“Net….Hic…..toooo …drunk…”
“Who is speaking?”
“Auto….hic….pilot…”
love these Russians..
Success in life is when the cognac that you drink is older than the women you drink it with.
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really enjoyed the humour. Hope to see more in the future
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Here's a story of a scenario that happened here in the Soo the other day. (an instructor told me he heard it)
Tower: C-G### keep the speed up.
G###: Roger, I'll give 'er the coals.
Tower: Jazz keep the speed down there's a light twin ahead of you.
Jazz: Roger, I'll take off the coals.
Tower: What kind of planes are you guys flying?
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Tower: C-G### keep the speed up.
G###: Roger, I'll give 'er the coals.
Tower: Jazz keep the speed down there's a light twin ahead of you.
Jazz: Roger, I'll take off the coals.
Tower: What kind of planes are you guys flying?
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mellow_pilot, were you up flying when jazz asked tower "will you file an incident report?"
or (from the soo control tower website):
"Soo Ground, F___ is on the ramp, request taxi to the active for some airwork at the VOR".
" F___, Soo ground, runway 12, winds 360/7, altimeter 2960, taxi foxtrot to runway 12".
............." Soo ground, is runway 30 plowed?, because we'd like runway 30".
" F___ Soo ground, runway 30 is not plowed but runway 12 is!".
" Roger Soo Ground, we'll take runway 12 then."
if anyone wants to read some more good ones from the soo, go here:
http://members.shaw.ca/djcat/Log.htm
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or (from the soo control tower website):
"Soo Ground, F___ is on the ramp, request taxi to the active for some airwork at the VOR".
" F___, Soo ground, runway 12, winds 360/7, altimeter 2960, taxi foxtrot to runway 12".
............." Soo ground, is runway 30 plowed?, because we'd like runway 30".
" F___ Soo ground, runway 30 is not plowed but runway 12 is!".
" Roger Soo Ground, we'll take runway 12 then."
if anyone wants to read some more good ones from the soo, go here:
http://members.shaw.ca/djcat/Log.htm
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If I remember correctly, I was there. It turned out to be no big deal, I think. But at the time, everyone involved was sweating bullets.kim_2222 wrote:mellow_pilot, were you up flying when jazz asked tower "will you file an incident report?"
Gotta love the CYA aspect of aviation.
Fly safe folks!
Hey, let's hear some other stories from other airports. You must have heard something funny in those headsets of yours. (Besides the Leafs scores on the ADF.
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Heard once at CYXU..a few years ago
London Tower: C-G*** cleared for takeoff 33, contact centre 135.30 when airborne.
C-G***: Cleared for T/O 33, centre 135.30...and sir we'd like to report a fox on the runway...... actually the fox is just makin a dash for the fields.
London Tower: Roger, C-G*** thanks for the update...and you're cleared for t/o, caution wake turbulence departing fox.
London Tower: C-G*** cleared for takeoff 33, contact centre 135.30 when airborne.
C-G***: Cleared for T/O 33, centre 135.30...and sir we'd like to report a fox on the runway...... actually the fox is just makin a dash for the fields.
London Tower: Roger, C-G*** thanks for the update...and you're cleared for t/o, caution wake turbulence departing fox.
Somewhere in around New Mexico or Nevada.....
Pilot: "Centre this is Hobo 301 requesting flight level Six Zero Zero"
Controller: "Tell yah what, if you can get Six Zero Zero I'll give it to yah!"
Pilot: "Roger, decending to flight level Six Zero Zero."
DC8 Pilot: "Tower Air Canada 405 with you on a 10 mile final 26."
Tower: "Air Canada 405 tower checks winds 220 at 10 knots departing 1 cessna ahead *BREAK* GABC cleared for take off 26."
Tower: "GABC tower you are cleared for take off 26"
Tower: "GABC tower how do you read you are cleared for take off there is a DC8 now a 5 mile final for 26."
DC8 Pilot: "Run run little one or thou shalt be devoured"
The cessna departs.
Pilot: "Centre this is Hobo 301 requesting flight level Six Zero Zero"
Controller: "Tell yah what, if you can get Six Zero Zero I'll give it to yah!"
Pilot: "Roger, decending to flight level Six Zero Zero."
DC8 Pilot: "Tower Air Canada 405 with you on a 10 mile final 26."
Tower: "Air Canada 405 tower checks winds 220 at 10 knots departing 1 cessna ahead *BREAK* GABC cleared for take off 26."
Tower: "GABC tower you are cleared for take off 26"
Tower: "GABC tower how do you read you are cleared for take off there is a DC8 now a 5 mile final for 26."
DC8 Pilot: "Run run little one or thou shalt be devoured"
The cessna departs.
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Flight training at CYYT circa 1996 there were 5 aircraft in the circuit for 29.
For those not familiar with St. John's you CAN'T extend your downwind by a few miles because it would put you outside glide and over the Atlantic.
Hence, five Cherokees in the circuit makes things kinda tight.
I'm sitting short of runway 20 in Bravo in my trusty 172 as an Air Atlantic BAE-146 rolls up 20 short of 29 for departure. He paused a moment as a Cherokee punished their landing gear in front of him before tower cleared him to position.
146 pilot (in the 'pilot voice'): "Roger, to position 29 and we'll wave the wake turbulence separation from the bug-smasher."
Silence ensued before a lone Cherokee-pilot's voice chirped over the frequency:
"A$$hole."
More silence.
Tower (obviously still laughing): "Cleared for takeoff, Gander 133.15 airborne!"
And not a word from the 146 as he departed.
I love justice! As if this guy LEARNED on a 146, huh?
For those not familiar with St. John's you CAN'T extend your downwind by a few miles because it would put you outside glide and over the Atlantic.
Hence, five Cherokees in the circuit makes things kinda tight.
I'm sitting short of runway 20 in Bravo in my trusty 172 as an Air Atlantic BAE-146 rolls up 20 short of 29 for departure. He paused a moment as a Cherokee punished their landing gear in front of him before tower cleared him to position.
146 pilot (in the 'pilot voice'): "Roger, to position 29 and we'll wave the wake turbulence separation from the bug-smasher."
Silence ensued before a lone Cherokee-pilot's voice chirped over the frequency:
"A$$hole."
More silence.
Tower (obviously still laughing): "Cleared for takeoff, Gander 133.15 airborne!"
And not a word from the 146 as he departed.
I love justice! As if this guy LEARNED on a 146, huh?
The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
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Probably a bit old, but funny none the less:
British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal.
Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced
airline going today without filing a flight plan?"
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ATC: "Alitalia 345 continue taxi holding position 26 South via Tango
check for workers along taxiway..."
AZA: "Ali345 Taxi 26 Left a via Tango. Workers checked - all are working..."
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ARN851: "Halifax Terminal, Nova 851 with you out of 13,000 for 10,000,
requesting runway 15."
Halifax Terminal (female): "Nova 851 Halifax, the last time I gave a
pilot what he wanted I was on penicillin for three weeks. Expect
runway 06."
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(busy) Moncton Center: "Speedbird 169 cleared direct Chibougamau"
BAW169: "I'm sorry, sir, can you repeat that?"
CZQM: "Speedbird 169 cleared direct Yankee Mike Tango"
BAW169: "Direct Yankee Mike Tango for Speedbird 169. What was that name again?"
CZQM: "It's called Chibougamau"
BAW169: "Would you say again, please?"
CZQM: "Chibougamau. I say again, Chibougamau!"
BAW169: "Oh, how quaint. What does it mean?"
CZQM: "It's eskimo for f--- off!"
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ACA1147: "Moncton, Air Canada 1147, can you get the winds from 167 above us?"
CZQM: "As soon as I get a chance, I will."
(some time passes with continuous radio chatter)
ACA1147: "Moncton, 1147, what are his winds up there?"
CZQM: "Standby for that, please"
(more radio chatter)
ACA1147: "Moncton, can you ask company 167 for his winds?"
CZQM: "Ok, 1147 and 167, I have a little too much to do for that sort
of thing right now. I'll leave it up to you guys to go over to
company frequency and pass winds."
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(check the callsign of the answering aircraft)
CZQM: "Nova 895 contact Moncton on 127.12"
ARN871: "Over to 127.12, for Nova 871. We'll talk to you later."
CZQM: "Maybe sooner than you think."
(a few seconds pass...)
ARN871: "Uh, Moncton, they didn't want to talk to us on 127.12..."
CZQM: "See what I mean?"
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LOVE THIS ONE......JP
Lost student pilot: "Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling
overhead, identify yourself."
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NY Ctr: "Federal Express 235, descend, maintain three one zero, expect
lower in ten miles."
FedEx 235: "Okay, outta three five for three one oh, FedEx two thirty-five."
NY Ctr: "Delta fahv twuntee, climb one ninah zeruh, dat'll be finah..."
Delta 520: "Uhh... up to one niner zero, Delta five twenty."
NY Ctr: "Al-italia wonna sixxa, you slowa to two-a-fifty, please."
Alitalia 16: "HEY! You makea funna Alitalia?!"
NY Ctr: "Oh, no! I make-a funna Delta anna FedEx!"
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Tower: "Have you got enough fuel or not?"
Pilot: "Yes."
Tower: "Yes what??"
Pilot: "Yes, SIR."
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Washington D.C., Clearance Delivery: "GAF269, you are cleared to
destination Indian Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000
feet thereafter present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000
feet or below after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to
intercept J156 direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation
read back."
GAF 269: "Roger German Air Force 269 is cleared to Destination Indian
Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000 feet thereafter
present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000 feet or below
after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to intercept J156
direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation and I need another
pencil."
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Cont: "AF1733, You are on an eight mile final for 27R. You have a
UH-1 three miles ahead of you on final; reduce speed to 130 knots."
Pilot: "Rogo', Frankfurt. We're bringing this big bird back to
one-hundred and thirty knots fer ya."
Cont: (a few moments later): "AF33, helicopter traffic at 90 knots now
1 1/2 miles ahead of you; reduce speed further to 110 knots."
Pilot: "AF thirty-three reining this here bird back further to 110 knots"
Cont: "AF33, you are three miles to touchdown, helicopter traffic now
1 mile ahead of you; reduce speed to 90 knots"
Pilot (a little miffed): "Sir, do you know what the stall speed of
this here C-130 is?"
Cont: "No, but if you ask your co-pilot, he can probably tell you."
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Another goodie............JP
Control: "You're unreadable, say again."
Motor-glider: "I've turned off the engine, is that better?"
Control: (looong pause)
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ATC: "Cessna G-ARER What are your intentions? "
Cessna: "To get my Commercial Pilots Licence and Instrument Rating."
ATC: "I meant in the next five minutes not years."
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Controller: "AF123, say call sign of your wingman."
Pilot: "Uh... approach, we're a single ship."
Controller: "oooohhh! You have traffic!"
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Controller: "Speedbird 12, are you a heading?"
Pilot: "We are always a heading."
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Korean Air 1234 : "Prease say runway and blake situation".
Auckland Tower : "Previously landed Beech twin prop reported half an
inch of standing water on runway, no report on braking effectiveness
as brakes not required".
Korean Air 1234 : "Ehhh... Say again...".
Auckland Tower : "Previously landed aircraft says
CfB"C",B,C,B&CfB"C",B?sB,C,B&did not need use
brakes,CfB"C",B,C,B&CfB"C"bb?sB,C,B&.. ten to fifteen millimeter deep
water on runway".
Korean Air 1234 : "Ah ! Thank you !".
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O'Hare Approach: "USA212, cleared ILS runway 32L approach, maintain
speed 250 knots."
USA212: "Roger approach, how long do you need me to maintain that speed?"
O'Hare Approach: "All the way to the gate if you can."
USA212: "Ah, OK, but you better warn ground control."
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ATC: "Pan Am 1, descend to 3,000 ft on QNH 1019."
Pan AM 1: "Could you give that to me in inches?"
ATC: "Pan Am 1, descend to 36,000 inches on QNH 1019."
---
Tee Hee!!! JP
Cessna 152: "Flight Level Three Thousand, Seven Hundred"
Controller: "Roger, contact Houston Space Center."
---
727 pilot: "Do you know it costs us two thousand dollars to make a 360
in this airplane?"
Controller: "Roger, give me four thousand dollars worth."
---
Beech Baron: Uh, ATC, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747.
ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry.
---
Student Pilot: "I'm lost; I'm over a big lake and heading toward the big E."
Controller: "Make several 90 degree turns so I can identify you on radar."
(short pause)...
Controller: "Okay then. That big lake is the Atlantic Ocean. Suggest you turn to
the big W immediately ..."
---
Pilot: "Approach, Acme Flt 202, with you at 12,000' and 40 DME."
Approach: "Acme 202, cross 30 DME at and maintain 8000'."
Pilot: "Approach, 202's unable that descent rate."
Approach: "What's the matter 202? Don't you have speed brakes?"
Pilot: "Yup. But they're for my mistakes. Not yours."
---
Tower: "...and for your information, you were slightly to the left of
the centerline on that approach."
Speedbird: "That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right"
---
A deer is on the runway... so...
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for take-off.
Student: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe if I taxi toward him it'll scare him away."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
(Taxi toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.)
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for take-off, runway NN.
Std: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe I should tell the tower."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
Std: Cessna XXX, uh, there's a deer down here on the runway.
(long pause)
Tower: Roger XXX, hold your position. Deer on runawy NN cleared for
immediate departure.
(Two seconds, and then -- I presume by coincidence -- the deer bolts
from the runway, and runs back into the woods.)
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for departure, runway NN. Caution wake
turbulence, departing deer.
(It had to be tough keeping that Cessna rolling straight for take-off.)
---
Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to departure...by the way
as we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the
runway."
Tower: "National 63 cleared for takeoff...did you copy the report from Eastern?"
National 63: "Roger, Tower, cleared for takeoff... yes, we've already
notified our caterers."
---
Controller: "USA353 (sic) contact Cleveland Center 135.60.
(pause)
Controller: "USA353 contact Cleveland Center 135.60!"
(pause)
Controller: "USA353 you're just like my wife you never listen!"
Pilot: "Center, this is USA553, maybe if you called her by the right
name you'd get a better response!"
---
Pilot: "Approach, Federated 303's with at 8000' for vectors ILS, full stop.
Approach: "Unable Federated 303. The ILS is out of service."
Pilot: "We'll take the VOR then."
Approach: "Sir, the VOR's in alarm right now. Standby."
Pilot: "OK, guess it'll have to be the ADF then."
Approach: "303, unable the ADF right now for traffic saturation."
Pilot: "OK, approach. State my intentions."
---
ATC: "N123YZ, say altitude."
N123YZ: "ALTITUDE!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say airspeed."
N123YZ: "AIRSPEED!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say cancel IFR."
N123YZ (Pause) "Eight thousand feet, one hundred fifty knots indicated."
---
Tower: "Alpha Charlie, climb to 4000 ft for noise abatement"
Pilot: "How can I possibly be creating excess noise at 2000 ft?"
Tower: "At 4000 ft you will miss the twin coming at you at 2000 ft,
and that is bound to avoid one hell of a racket".
---
BB: "Barnburner 123, Request 8300 feet."
Bay Approach: "Barnburner 123, say reason for requested altitude."
BB: "Because the last 2 times I've been at 8500, I've nearly been run
over by some bozo at 8500 feet going the wrong way!"
Bay: "That's a good reason. 8300 approved."
---
Pilot: Oakland Ground, Cessna 1234 at Sierra Academy. Taxi,
Destination Stockton.
Ground: Cessna 1234, Taxi Approved, report leaving the airport.
---
Controller: "FAR1234 confirm your type of aircraft. Are you an Airbus
330 or 340?"
Pilot: "A340 of course!"
Controller: "Then would you mind switching on the two other engines
and give me a 1000 feet per minute, please?"
---
Controller: "AAL235 contact tower on 117.30"
Pilot: "Roger, tower on 123.50"
---
Controller: "Air Force 53, it appears your engine has... oh...
disregard, I see you've already ejected."
---
Tower (in Stuttgart): "Lufthansa 5680, reduce to 170 knots."
Pilot: "This is here like Frankfurt. There is also only 210 and 170
knots...But we are flexible."
Tower: "We too. Reduce to 173 knots."
---
Tower: "Delta Zulu Romeo, turn right now and report your heading."
Pilot: "Wilco. 341, 342, 343, 344, 345..."
---
Pilot (LH 8610): "But we are not even landed."
Tower: Yes, who is then standing at 26 south ? "
Pilot (LH 8801): "LH 8801."
Tower: "OK, then you are cleared for take-off."
---
London Controller: "CBN438 you are cleared direct Dover VOR."
Pilot: "Roger, copy cleared direct Kosky VOR."
Controller: "Ok, cleared direct Kosky VOR."
---
Tower: "Aircraft on final, go around, there's an aircraft on the runway!"
Pilot Trainee: "Roger" (pilot continues approach)
Tower: "Aircraft, I said GO AROUND!!!"!
Pilot Trainee: "Roger"
The trainee doesn't react, lands the aircraft on the numbers, rolls to
a twin standing in the middle of the runway, goes around the twin and
continues to the taxiway.
---
Tower: "Mission 123, do you have problems?"
Pilot: "I think, I have lost my compass."
Tower: "Judging the way you are flying, you lost the whole instrument panel!"
---
Controller: "CRX600, are you on course to SUL?"
Pilot: "More or less."
Controller: "So proceed a little bit more to SUL."
---
Pilot: "Good morning, Frankfurt ground, KLM 242 request start up and
push back, please."
Tower: "KLM 242 expect start up in two hours."
Pilot: "Please confirm: two hours delay?"
Tower: "Affirmative."
Pilot: "In that case, cancel the good morning!"
---
Pilot: "FLX 30, we just have a few gallons of fuel."
Tower: "Please give us your position, we don't see you at the radar!"
Pilot: "We are standing at runway 2 and want to know, when the fuel
truck will come!"
British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal.
Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced
airline going today without filing a flight plan?"
---
ATC: "Alitalia 345 continue taxi holding position 26 South via Tango
check for workers along taxiway..."
AZA: "Ali345 Taxi 26 Left a via Tango. Workers checked - all are working..."
---
ARN851: "Halifax Terminal, Nova 851 with you out of 13,000 for 10,000,
requesting runway 15."
Halifax Terminal (female): "Nova 851 Halifax, the last time I gave a
pilot what he wanted I was on penicillin for three weeks. Expect
runway 06."
---
(busy) Moncton Center: "Speedbird 169 cleared direct Chibougamau"
BAW169: "I'm sorry, sir, can you repeat that?"
CZQM: "Speedbird 169 cleared direct Yankee Mike Tango"
BAW169: "Direct Yankee Mike Tango for Speedbird 169. What was that name again?"
CZQM: "It's called Chibougamau"
BAW169: "Would you say again, please?"
CZQM: "Chibougamau. I say again, Chibougamau!"
BAW169: "Oh, how quaint. What does it mean?"
CZQM: "It's eskimo for f--- off!"
---
ACA1147: "Moncton, Air Canada 1147, can you get the winds from 167 above us?"
CZQM: "As soon as I get a chance, I will."
(some time passes with continuous radio chatter)
ACA1147: "Moncton, 1147, what are his winds up there?"
CZQM: "Standby for that, please"
(more radio chatter)
ACA1147: "Moncton, can you ask company 167 for his winds?"
CZQM: "Ok, 1147 and 167, I have a little too much to do for that sort
of thing right now. I'll leave it up to you guys to go over to
company frequency and pass winds."
---
(check the callsign of the answering aircraft)
CZQM: "Nova 895 contact Moncton on 127.12"
ARN871: "Over to 127.12, for Nova 871. We'll talk to you later."
CZQM: "Maybe sooner than you think."
(a few seconds pass...)
ARN871: "Uh, Moncton, they didn't want to talk to us on 127.12..."
CZQM: "See what I mean?"
---
LOVE THIS ONE......JP
Lost student pilot: "Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling
overhead, identify yourself."
---
NY Ctr: "Federal Express 235, descend, maintain three one zero, expect
lower in ten miles."
FedEx 235: "Okay, outta three five for three one oh, FedEx two thirty-five."
NY Ctr: "Delta fahv twuntee, climb one ninah zeruh, dat'll be finah..."
Delta 520: "Uhh... up to one niner zero, Delta five twenty."
NY Ctr: "Al-italia wonna sixxa, you slowa to two-a-fifty, please."
Alitalia 16: "HEY! You makea funna Alitalia?!"
NY Ctr: "Oh, no! I make-a funna Delta anna FedEx!"
---
Tower: "Have you got enough fuel or not?"
Pilot: "Yes."
Tower: "Yes what??"
Pilot: "Yes, SIR."
---
Washington D.C., Clearance Delivery: "GAF269, you are cleared to
destination Indian Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000
feet thereafter present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000
feet or below after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to
intercept J156 direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation
read back."
GAF 269: "Roger German Air Force 269 is cleared to Destination Indian
Springs via after take off radar vectors to 4000 feet thereafter
present position direct BOM do not pass BOM at 6000 feet or below
after passing 15000 feet turn right on heading 280 to intercept J156
direct ZZT thereafter intercept J158 own navigation and I need another
pencil."
---
Cont: "AF1733, You are on an eight mile final for 27R. You have a
UH-1 three miles ahead of you on final; reduce speed to 130 knots."
Pilot: "Rogo', Frankfurt. We're bringing this big bird back to
one-hundred and thirty knots fer ya."
Cont: (a few moments later): "AF33, helicopter traffic at 90 knots now
1 1/2 miles ahead of you; reduce speed further to 110 knots."
Pilot: "AF thirty-three reining this here bird back further to 110 knots"
Cont: "AF33, you are three miles to touchdown, helicopter traffic now
1 mile ahead of you; reduce speed to 90 knots"
Pilot (a little miffed): "Sir, do you know what the stall speed of
this here C-130 is?"
Cont: "No, but if you ask your co-pilot, he can probably tell you."
---
Another goodie............JP
Control: "You're unreadable, say again."
Motor-glider: "I've turned off the engine, is that better?"
Control: (looong pause)
---
ATC: "Cessna G-ARER What are your intentions? "
Cessna: "To get my Commercial Pilots Licence and Instrument Rating."
ATC: "I meant in the next five minutes not years."
---
Controller: "AF123, say call sign of your wingman."
Pilot: "Uh... approach, we're a single ship."
Controller: "oooohhh! You have traffic!"
---
Controller: "Speedbird 12, are you a heading?"
Pilot: "We are always a heading."
---
Korean Air 1234 : "Prease say runway and blake situation".
Auckland Tower : "Previously landed Beech twin prop reported half an
inch of standing water on runway, no report on braking effectiveness
as brakes not required".
Korean Air 1234 : "Ehhh... Say again...".
Auckland Tower : "Previously landed aircraft says
CfB"C",B,C,B&CfB"C",B?sB,C,B&did not need use
brakes,CfB"C",B,C,B&CfB"C"bb?sB,C,B&.. ten to fifteen millimeter deep
water on runway".
Korean Air 1234 : "Ah ! Thank you !".
---
O'Hare Approach: "USA212, cleared ILS runway 32L approach, maintain
speed 250 knots."
USA212: "Roger approach, how long do you need me to maintain that speed?"
O'Hare Approach: "All the way to the gate if you can."
USA212: "Ah, OK, but you better warn ground control."
---
ATC: "Pan Am 1, descend to 3,000 ft on QNH 1019."
Pan AM 1: "Could you give that to me in inches?"
ATC: "Pan Am 1, descend to 36,000 inches on QNH 1019."
---
Tee Hee!!! JP
Cessna 152: "Flight Level Three Thousand, Seven Hundred"
Controller: "Roger, contact Houston Space Center."
---
727 pilot: "Do you know it costs us two thousand dollars to make a 360
in this airplane?"
Controller: "Roger, give me four thousand dollars worth."
---
Beech Baron: Uh, ATC, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747.
ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry.
---
Student Pilot: "I'm lost; I'm over a big lake and heading toward the big E."
Controller: "Make several 90 degree turns so I can identify you on radar."
(short pause)...
Controller: "Okay then. That big lake is the Atlantic Ocean. Suggest you turn to
the big W immediately ..."
---
Pilot: "Approach, Acme Flt 202, with you at 12,000' and 40 DME."
Approach: "Acme 202, cross 30 DME at and maintain 8000'."
Pilot: "Approach, 202's unable that descent rate."
Approach: "What's the matter 202? Don't you have speed brakes?"
Pilot: "Yup. But they're for my mistakes. Not yours."
---
Tower: "...and for your information, you were slightly to the left of
the centerline on that approach."
Speedbird: "That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right"
---
A deer is on the runway... so...
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for take-off.
Student: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe if I taxi toward him it'll scare him away."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
(Taxi toward deer, but deer is macho, and holds position.)
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for take-off, runway NN.
Std: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Inst: "What do you think you should do?"
(think-think-think)
Std: "Maybe I should tell the tower."
Inst: "That's a good idea."
Std: Cessna XXX, uh, there's a deer down here on the runway.
(long pause)
Tower: Roger XXX, hold your position. Deer on runawy NN cleared for
immediate departure.
(Two seconds, and then -- I presume by coincidence -- the deer bolts
from the runway, and runs back into the woods.)
Tower: Cessna XXX cleared for departure, runway NN. Caution wake
turbulence, departing deer.
(It had to be tough keeping that Cessna rolling straight for take-off.)
---
Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to departure...by the way
as we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the
runway."
Tower: "National 63 cleared for takeoff...did you copy the report from Eastern?"
National 63: "Roger, Tower, cleared for takeoff... yes, we've already
notified our caterers."
---
Controller: "USA353 (sic) contact Cleveland Center 135.60.
(pause)
Controller: "USA353 contact Cleveland Center 135.60!"
(pause)
Controller: "USA353 you're just like my wife you never listen!"
Pilot: "Center, this is USA553, maybe if you called her by the right
name you'd get a better response!"
---
Pilot: "Approach, Federated 303's with at 8000' for vectors ILS, full stop.
Approach: "Unable Federated 303. The ILS is out of service."
Pilot: "We'll take the VOR then."
Approach: "Sir, the VOR's in alarm right now. Standby."
Pilot: "OK, guess it'll have to be the ADF then."
Approach: "303, unable the ADF right now for traffic saturation."
Pilot: "OK, approach. State my intentions."
---
ATC: "N123YZ, say altitude."
N123YZ: "ALTITUDE!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say airspeed."
N123YZ: "AIRSPEED!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say cancel IFR."
N123YZ (Pause) "Eight thousand feet, one hundred fifty knots indicated."
---
Tower: "Alpha Charlie, climb to 4000 ft for noise abatement"
Pilot: "How can I possibly be creating excess noise at 2000 ft?"
Tower: "At 4000 ft you will miss the twin coming at you at 2000 ft,
and that is bound to avoid one hell of a racket".
---
BB: "Barnburner 123, Request 8300 feet."
Bay Approach: "Barnburner 123, say reason for requested altitude."
BB: "Because the last 2 times I've been at 8500, I've nearly been run
over by some bozo at 8500 feet going the wrong way!"
Bay: "That's a good reason. 8300 approved."
---
Pilot: Oakland Ground, Cessna 1234 at Sierra Academy. Taxi,
Destination Stockton.
Ground: Cessna 1234, Taxi Approved, report leaving the airport.
---
Controller: "FAR1234 confirm your type of aircraft. Are you an Airbus
330 or 340?"
Pilot: "A340 of course!"
Controller: "Then would you mind switching on the two other engines
and give me a 1000 feet per minute, please?"
---
Controller: "AAL235 contact tower on 117.30"
Pilot: "Roger, tower on 123.50"
---
Controller: "Air Force 53, it appears your engine has... oh...
disregard, I see you've already ejected."
---
Tower (in Stuttgart): "Lufthansa 5680, reduce to 170 knots."
Pilot: "This is here like Frankfurt. There is also only 210 and 170
knots...But we are flexible."
Tower: "We too. Reduce to 173 knots."
---
Tower: "Delta Zulu Romeo, turn right now and report your heading."
Pilot: "Wilco. 341, 342, 343, 344, 345..."
---
Pilot (LH 8610): "But we are not even landed."
Tower: Yes, who is then standing at 26 south ? "
Pilot (LH 8801): "LH 8801."
Tower: "OK, then you are cleared for take-off."
---
London Controller: "CBN438 you are cleared direct Dover VOR."
Pilot: "Roger, copy cleared direct Kosky VOR."
Controller: "Ok, cleared direct Kosky VOR."
---
Tower: "Aircraft on final, go around, there's an aircraft on the runway!"
Pilot Trainee: "Roger" (pilot continues approach)
Tower: "Aircraft, I said GO AROUND!!!"!
Pilot Trainee: "Roger"
The trainee doesn't react, lands the aircraft on the numbers, rolls to
a twin standing in the middle of the runway, goes around the twin and
continues to the taxiway.
---
Tower: "Mission 123, do you have problems?"
Pilot: "I think, I have lost my compass."
Tower: "Judging the way you are flying, you lost the whole instrument panel!"
---
Controller: "CRX600, are you on course to SUL?"
Pilot: "More or less."
Controller: "So proceed a little bit more to SUL."
---
Pilot: "Good morning, Frankfurt ground, KLM 242 request start up and
push back, please."
Tower: "KLM 242 expect start up in two hours."
Pilot: "Please confirm: two hours delay?"
Tower: "Affirmative."
Pilot: "In that case, cancel the good morning!"
---
Pilot: "FLX 30, we just have a few gallons of fuel."
Tower: "Please give us your position, we don't see you at the radar!"
Pilot: "We are standing at runway 2 and want to know, when the fuel
truck will come!"
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Overheard conversation between Chinese ATC and a Russian Illyushion 76.
Russians: Request engines start
ATC: Cleared to start engines
Russians: We need your gound crew to remove the stairs so we can start our engines.
ATC: QNH 1020
Russians: Negative. We need a tractor to remove the stairs.
ATC: Wind 300 degrees 3mps Temp 26 dewpoint 20 runway 33.
Russians: NEGATIVE!! We need tractor! We need Tractor, Tractor. Romove the stairs so we can start out engines!!
ATC: (pause) ....uummm......Confirm you want the weather??
Russians: Request engines start
ATC: Cleared to start engines
Russians: We need your gound crew to remove the stairs so we can start our engines.
ATC: QNH 1020
Russians: Negative. We need a tractor to remove the stairs.
ATC: Wind 300 degrees 3mps Temp 26 dewpoint 20 runway 33.
Russians: NEGATIVE!! We need tractor! We need Tractor, Tractor. Romove the stairs so we can start out engines!!
ATC: (pause) ....uummm......Confirm you want the weather??
I heard this one on clearance/ground yesterday (Sundays the same controller does both, which can cause confusion for newer students!)
"Clearance, GABC at the North Field with Information Sierra ready to taxi for the practice area."
"GABC, roger, runway 04, taxi Papa, unless you really want to taxi all the way to the practice area..."
"Clearance, GABC at the North Field with Information Sierra ready to taxi for the practice area."
"GABC, roger, runway 04, taxi Papa, unless you really want to taxi all the way to the practice area..."


