--part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_boundary Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_alt_boundary" --part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit These are pretty funny. I cannot vouch for the authenticity, though, as this was forwarded to me by an acquaintance in Wisconsin. Bob Taylor Prescott, AZ > > >Subject: Fwd: Flying Follies > > > > > > > >Each year, Chicago Center saves the top 20 excerpts from conversations > >between airline > >pilots and controllers...here's the top 20 from last year, taken right > >off the actual tapes > > > >"Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?" > >"N923, the faster you go, the quicker you'll get here" > > > >"American 220...eenie, meenie, miney, moe...how do you hear my radio?" > > > >"Air Wisconsin 335, caution wake turbulence...there is an Air Wisconsin > >345 on the frequency." > >"I don't mind altitude separation as long as they're not on top of each > >other." > > > >"We were told runway 9...we'll take out the 14R approach plate." > >"Captain, you got 6 miles to take it out...have a ball!" > > > >"The traffic at nine o'clock's gonna do a little Linda Rondstadt on > >you." > >"Linda Rondstadt?!? What's that????" > >"Well sir....they're gonna 'Blue Bayou'!" > > > >I can see the country club down below...looks like a lot of controllers > >out there." > >"Yes sir, there is...and they're caddying for DC-10 drivers like you!" > > > >"Northwest 07K...you look like you're established on the localizer and I > >don't know the names of any of the fixes...you're cleared for the ILS > >approach, call tower." > > > >"Amtram 726, sorry 'bout that...Center thought you were a Midway > >arrival...just sit back, > >relax and pass out some more cookies and we'll get you to Milwaukee." > > > >"Approach, what's our sequence?" > >"Calling for sequence, I missed your call sign...but if I find out what > >it is, you're last" > > > >"Sure you can have 8 miles behind the heavy, but there'll be United > >Tri-jet between you and > >him." > > > >"Approach, Southwest 436...you want US to turn right to 090???" > >"No, I want your brother to turn...just do it and don't argue!" > > > >"Approach, United 525...what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?" > >"United 525...what makes you think it's your altitude?!?" > > > >"Delta 1176, say speed" > >"Approach, we slowed to 220" > >"Delta 1176, pick it back up to 250...this ain't Atlanta and those ain't > >grits on the ground." > > > >"Request runway 27 right." > >"Unable." > >"Approach...do you know that the wind at 6,000 aft is 270 at 50?" > >"Yeah I do...and if we could jack the airport up to 5,500 ft, you could > >have that runway...expect 14 right." > > > >"Air Force 45, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've > >already ejected." > > > >"The first officer's says he has you in sight" > >"Roger, the first officer's cleared for a visual approach runway > >27...YOU continue on that > >180 heading and descend down to 3,000 ft." > > > >"Hey O'Hare...you see that 7600 code flashing 5 miles NW of Gary?" > >"Yeah I do...you guys talking to him?" > > > >"Approach, what's the tower?" > >"A big tall building with glass all around it..." > > > >"How far behind traffic are we?" > >"3 miles." > >"That doesn't look like 3 miles to us!" > >"Well, you're a mile and a half from him and he's a mile and a half from > >you, so that's 3 miles!" > > > --part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_alt_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>These are pretty funny. I cannot vouch for the authenticity, though, as this was forwarded to me by an acquaintance in Wisconsin.<BR> <BR> Bob Taylor<BR> Prescott, AZ<BR> <BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR> >Subject: Fwd: Flying Follies<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ><BR> >Each year, Chicago Center saves the top 20 excerpts from conversations<BR> >between airline<BR> >pilots and controllers...here's the top 20 from last year, taken right<BR> >off the actual tapes<BR> ><BR> >"Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?"<BR> >"N923, the faster you go, the quicker you'll get here"<BR> ><BR> >"American 220...eenie, meenie, miney, moe...how do you hear my radio?"<BR> ><BR> >"Air Wisconsin 335, caution wake turbulence...there is an Air Wisconsin<BR> >345 on the frequency."<BR> >"I don't mind altitude separation as long as they're not on top of each<BR> >other."<BR> ><BR> >"We were told runway 9...we'll take out the 14R approach plate."<BR> >"Captain, you got 6 miles to take it out...have a ball!"<BR> ><BR> >"The traffic at nine o'clock's gonna do a little Linda Rondstadt on<BR> >you."<BR> >"Linda Rondstadt?!? What's that????"<BR> >"Well sir....they're gonna 'Blue Bayou'!"<BR> ><BR> >I can see the country club down below...looks like a lot of controllers<BR> >out there."<BR> >"Yes sir, there is...and they're caddying for DC-10 drivers like you!"<BR> ><BR> >"Northwest 07K...you look like you're established on the localizer and I<BR> >don't know the names of any of the fixes...you're cleared for the ILS<BR> >approach, call tower."<BR> ><BR> >"Amtram 726, sorry 'bout that...Center thought you were a Midway<BR> >arrival...just sit back,<BR> >relax and pass out some more cookies and we'll get you to Milwaukee."<BR> ><BR> >"Approach, what's our sequence?"<BR> >"Calling for sequence, I missed your call sign...but if I find out what<BR> >it is, you're last"<BR> ><BR> >"Sure you can have 8 miles behind the heavy, but there'll be United<BR> >Tri-jet between you and<BR> >him."<BR> ><BR> >"Approach, Southwest 436...you want US to turn right to 090???"<BR> >"No, I want your brother to turn...just do it and don't argue!"<BR> ><BR> >"Approach, United 525...what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?"<BR> >"United 525...what makes you think it's your altitude?!?"<BR> ><BR> >"Delta 1176, say speed"<BR> >"Approach, we slowed to 220"<BR> >"Delta 1176, pick it back up to 250...this ain't Atlanta and those ain't<BR> >grits on the ground."<BR> ><BR> >"Request runway 27 right."<BR> >"Unable."<BR> >"Approach...do you know that the wind at 6,000 aft is 270 at 50?"<BR> >"Yeah I do...and if we could jack the airport up to 5,500 ft, you could<BR> >have that runway...expect 14 right."<BR> ><BR> >"Air Force 45, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've<BR> >already ejected."<BR> ><BR> >"The first officer's says he has you in sight"<BR> >"Roger, the first officer's cleared for a visual approach runway<BR> >27...YOU continue on that<BR> >180 heading and descend down to 3,000 ft."<BR> ><BR> >"Hey O'Hare...you see that 7600 code flashing 5 miles NW of Gary?"<BR> >"Yeah I do...you guys talking to him?"<BR> ><BR> >"Approach, what's the tower?"<BR> >"A big tall building with glass all around it..."<BR> ><BR> >"How far behind traffic are we?"<BR> >"3 miles."<BR> >"That doesn't look like 3 miles to us!"<BR> >"Well, you're a mile and a half from him and he's a mile and a half from<BR> >you, so that's 3 miles!"<BR> ><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_alt_boundary-- --part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <Jschne2@aol.com> From: Jschne2@aol.com Full-name: Jschne2 Message-ID: <158.783163f.297afbb3@aol.com> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 11:41:23 EST Subject: Flying Follies To: MB280SL@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 121 >Subject: Fwd: Flying Follies > > > >Each year, Chicago Center saves the top 20 excerpts from conversations >between airline >pilots and controllers...here's the top 20 from last year, taken right >off the actual tapes > >"Approach, how far from the airport are we in minutes?" >"N923, the faster you go, the quicker you'll get here" > >"American 220...eenie, meenie, miney, moe...how do you hear my radio?" > >"Air Wisconsin 335, caution wake turbulence...there is an Air Wisconsin >345 on the frequency." >"I don't mind altitude separation as long as they're not on top of each >other." > >"We were told runway 9...we'll take out the 14R approach plate." >"Captain, you got 6 miles to take it out...have a ball!" > >"The traffic at nine o'clock's gonna do a little Linda Rondstadt on >you." >"Linda Rondstadt?!? What's that????" >"Well sir....they're gonna 'Blue Bayou'!" > >I can see the country club down below...looks like a lot of controllers >out there." >"Yes sir, there is...and they're caddying for DC-10 drivers like you!" > >"Northwest 07K...you look like you're established on the localizer and I >don't know the names of any of the fixes...you're cleared for the ILS >approach, call tower." > >"Amtram 726, sorry 'bout that...Center thought you were a Midway >arrival...just sit back, >relax and pass out some more cookies and we'll get you to Milwaukee." > >"Approach, what's our sequence?" >"Calling for sequence, I missed your call sign...but if I find out what >it is, you're last" > >"Sure you can have 8 miles behind the heavy, but there'll be United >Tri-jet between you and >him." > >"Approach, Southwest 436...you want US to turn right to 090???" >"No, I want your brother to turn...just do it and don't argue!" > >"Approach, United 525...what's this aircraft doing at my altitude?" >"United 525...what makes you think it's your altitude?!?" > >"Delta 1176, say speed" >"Approach, we slowed to 220" >"Delta 1176, pick it back up to 250...this ain't Atlanta and those ain't >grits on the ground." > >"Request runway 27 right." >"Unable." >"Approach...do you know that the wind at 6,000 aft is 270 at 50?" >"Yeah I do...and if we could jack the airport up to 5,500 ft, you could >have that runway...expect 14 right." > >"Air Force 45, it appears your engine has...oh, disregard...I see you've >already ejected." > >"The first officer's says he has you in sight" >"Roger, the first officer's cleared for a visual approach runway >27...YOU continue on that >180 heading and descend down to 3,000 ft." > >"Hey O'Hare...you see that 7600 code flashing 5 miles NW of Gary?" >"Yeah I do...you guys talking to him?" > >"Approach, what's the tower?" >"A big tall building with glass all around it..." > >"How far behind traffic are we?" >"3 miles." >"That doesn't look like 3 miles to us!" >"Well, you're a mile and a half from him and he's a mile and a half from >you, so that's 3 miles!" > --part1_138.7ff8809.297afea5_boundary--