by kenpaul526 » Tue May 24, 2011 2:24 am
>The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport were a short-tempered lot. They not only expected you to know your parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (PanAm 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground and a British Airways 747 (radio call Speedbird 206) after landing.
Speedbird 206: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active."
Ground: "Guten morgan, taxi to your gate."
The British Airways 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location now."
Ground (with typical German impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you never flown to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, in 1944. But I didn't stop."<
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TOWER: "XYZ123 (Shorts 330, Female pilot) clear to land 34"
XYZ123:"roger,clear to land"
TOWER:"ABC987 (budgie visual approach) report final number 2 to a Shorts 330"
ABC987:"OK when the Lady's got her shorts down we'll slide in behind"
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Tower - Be advised dead sheep nwxt the runway
A/C - Roger, will advise our catering
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ATC to Varig as it busts its level on departure......
"Varig123, what level are you climbing to?"
"Any level you like, sir"
And the following rumoured to have been heard on Thames Radar.....
"N123AB descend to 3,000ft, the QNH is 1013mb"
"N123AB can we have that in inches please"
"N123AB descend to 36,000 inches, the QNH is 1013mb"
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