Each week in "Short Final," we select the strangest, funniest, or most unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio -- either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Click through to listen in as this week's winner keeps it quiet to accomodate local regs. More
Each week in "Short Final," we select the strangest, funniest, or most unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio -- either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Click through to listen in as this week's winner makes his way across the taxiway. More
Each week in "Short Final," we select the strangest, funniest, or most unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio -- either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Click through to listen in on this week's winner. More
Each week in "Short Final," we select the strangest, funniest, or most unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio -- either from other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Click through to listen in on this week's winner. More
Last week at our local airport (CYKF), the automated AWOS/ATIS was out of commission. So one of our well-known ATC guys (Dave Clark, who was working ground control at the time) was heard on the ATIS frequency stating: "The automated AWOS/ATIS is currently unavailable. Winds are light and variable, and vis is CAVOK; runway 14 is in use, altimeter 29:95." The pilot ahead of me taxiing out called ground and said: "Waterloo Ground, this is Cessna CXYZ with information DAVE!" The ground controller (Dave Clark) immediately broke up, and we all had a good chuckle. T. G. Bennett via e-mail More
The company that I was with had a chief pilot who liked to play with ATC (in the '60s): Bonanza 123: "Bonanza 123. Give me the word. I want to make like a bird." Detroit Tower: "You got the nod. Leave the sod!" Bud Walker via e-mail More
Back in the '70s, a Southern gentleman friend was an airline pilot who owned a C-182 that he called "Juan" — as in "Juan Eighty-Two." His N-number ended in 4Q , and if he either wanted a laugh or didn't like an ATC instruction, he acknowledged with, "Roger. Four Q." Pronounced in that Southern-gentlemanly style that sounded more like, "Roger. Fork you." Bless his heart, he always gave me a $20 bill any time he came in the shop. And now you know why we now need a full N-number readback! Tom Ciura via e-mail More
In the early '70s in Orlando, an Aztec, N910JQ, would always ask for a straight in to Herndon. So we could say: "Nine ten Jack Queen has a possible straight." Jim Woolf via e-mail More
While flying a Beech 18 in the late 1960s, my instructor requested take-off clearance in an unusual way: XXX Tower: "Twin Beech N1234 ready to accelerate on runway heading to generate sufficient lift to overcome the effects of gravity." Without skipping a beat, the tower retorted: "Twin Beech N1234, you are cleared to accelerate on runway heading to generate sufficient lift to overcome the effects of gravity." Patrick Tallon via e-mail More
I heard the following a few days ago over eastern Kentucky: Flagship 123: "Indy Center, Flagship 123 climbing through 12,000." Indy Center: "Flagship 123, roger. What was your assigned heading?" Flagship 123: "370." Indy Center: "370?!" Flagship 123: "370." Indy Center: "O.K. Continue present heading." Dennis Mahan via e-mail More
Although AOPA’s Summit show in Fort Worth this week may mark the end of an era, it didn’t necessarily feel like that in the exhibit hall on Friday. Foot traffic was up and down throughout the show and vendors we're mulling their next moves for show attendance. More
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Brian Snider of Alliston, ON (Canada) went all the way to Croatia to bring back our latest blue ribbon photo.
