Wol

British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal.
Control Tower replies: 'And where is the world's favourite airline going today without filing a flight plan?'
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ATC: ' Al Italia 345 continue taxi to 26L South via Tango - check for workers along taxiway.'
Al Italia 345: 'Roger, Taxi 26 Left via Tango. Workers checked - all are working'
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Nova 851: '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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Lost student pilot: 'Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling overhead, please identify yourself.'
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Tower: Have you got enough fuel or not?
Pilot: Yes.
Tower: Yes what?
Pilot: Yes, SIR!
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FrankfurtControl: 'AF33, 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: 'Rog',Frankfurt. We're bringing this big bird back to one-hundred and thirty knots fer ya.'
Control: (a few moments later): 'AF33, helicopter traffic at 90 knots now 1½ miles ahead of you; reduce speed further to 110 knots.'
Pilot: 'AF thirty-three reining this here bird back further to 110 knots'
Control: '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?'
Control: 'No, but if you ask your co-pilot, he can probably tell you.'
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ATC: 'Cessna 123, 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 singleton.
Controller: Oh, Oh, Shit! You have traffic!
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O'Hare Approach: USA212, cleared ILS runway 32L approach, maintain 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, altimeter 1019.
Pan AM 1: Could you give that to me in inches?
ATC: Pan Am 1; descend to 36,000 inches on QNH, altimeter 1019
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Cessna 152: 'Flight Level Three Thousand, Seven Hundred'
Controller: 'Roger, contactHoustonSpaceCentre'
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Beech Baron: Uh, ATC, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747.
ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry.
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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 theAtlantic Ocean. Suggest you turn to the big "W” immediately.’
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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.'
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Tower: 'American...and for your information, you were slightly to the left of the centreline on that approach.'
American: 'That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right'
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Controller: 'USA353 contact Cleveland Centre 135.6 (pause)
Controller: 'USA353 contact Cleveland Centre 135.6 (pause)
Controller: 'USA353 you're just like my wife you never listen!'
Pilot: 'Centre, this is USA553, maybe if you called her by the right name you'd get a better response!'
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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 Approach: 'That's a good reason. 8300 approved.'
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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 1000 feet per minute, please?'
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Tower: 'Cessna 123, turn right now and report your heading.'
Pilot: 'Wilco. 341, 342, 343, 344, 345....'
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Foreign Pilot Trainee: 'Tower, please speak slowly, I am a baby in English and lonely in the cockpit'
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Controller: 'CRX600, are you on course to SUL?'
Pilot: 'More or less.'
Controller: 'So proceed a little bit more to SUL.'
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Pilot: 'Good morning,Frankfurtground, 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!'

Steve G

Nice one!!

Kapri

Love it

Hutch

Very good. Particularly liked the 36,000 inches one.

Deancm

Some of those are a crack up. Love the "flight level 3,700" and "Atlantic Ocean Lake" ones.

Pollyana

Nice ones! Time we had some new ones doing the rounds


Lost student pilot: 'Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling overhead, please identify yourself.' ,,,,brings back fond memories

Wol

>>Lost student pilot: 'Unknown airport with Cessna 150 circling overhead, please identify yourself.' ,,,,brings back fond memories <<

Yes, I liked that one too!

lollyno1

brilliant

DunRoaminTheUK

Absolutely superb.

My technical director just walked past my desk whilst I was having a laughing fit....not so absolutely superb.....

JackTheLad

I loved those two.

JTL

Alfresco

I concur, very funny.