Author Topic: ATC conversation :) (Read 354 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** July 25, 2005, 01:56:59 PM »

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 vhere 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 I didn't stop."

CyranoAH · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2005, 04:03:18 PM »

Hey, it's again the rules to bump 2 year-old topi... err nevermind

Daniel

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2005, 04:12:57 PM »

Two years... you're being generous. This story has been circulating as long as there has been an internet.

Chairboy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2005, 04:34:56 PM »

Here are some more aviation humor threads:
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=146011
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18890
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103560

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2005, 04:51:21 PM »

this "Story" always made me smile.

There's something called "Penalty box" for this type of pilot:D Give mister wise bellybutton a 30 min temporary parking to find out where the gate is.

Russian · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2005, 08:42:45 PM »

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Sikboy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:11:36 PM »

Since it's a British Airways plane, I've always liked the punchline "Yes. Twice in 1944. But it was at night, and we didn't stop"

-Sik

Furball · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2005, 02:59:26 AM »

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Originally posted by Sikboy
Since it's a British Airways plane, I've always liked the punchline "Yes. Twice in 1944. But it was at night, and we didn't stop"

-Sik

speaking to a guy (whom somebody else here knows

) that flew lancasters. He did his tour of 25-30 or so missions , and apparently not one was at night.