An oldie, but a goodie…
Overheard while flying freight near Frankfurt.ATC: F1243, desend and maintain 12-thousand.
F1234: 12-thousand, F1234.
ATC: F1234, can you make it to 12 in one minute?
(short pause)
F1234: Negative. The captain requests I inform you we’re going as fast as this Fokker will go.
(silence)
ATC: …Right. Lufthansa 456, turn right heading 330, please.
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- An Air Traffic Controller (ATC) requests a freight pilot (F1234) to descend to 12,000 feet within one minute.
- The pilot humorously declines, stating the aircraft is already going "as fast as this Fokker will go," using a play on words with the aircraft type.
- The ATC controller, without further comment, immediately shifts instructions to another aircraft, implying they understood the double entendre.
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