(Be careful what you say, someone might be listening.)
Several months ago, whilst assigned to the Tracon, an incident occurred which still causes great laughter throughout our community.
It was a busy arrival session, the controller was working four VHF frequencies — including approaches into a satellite airport and two UHF frequencies.
After sending numerous transmissions of, Blocked! (by some unknown aircraft chiming in at the wrong time) the controller finally screamed, “Darn it! Every time I key up, some idiot starts talking!
The entire room busted out laughing and, surprisingly, the controller did not get the humor (which only made it that much more funny for the rest of us).
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A busy air traffic controller, frustrated by repeated blocked radio transmissions, inadvertently yelled about "some idiot" talking every time they keyed up.
- The controller failed to grasp the irony of their own statement, much to the amusement of their colleagues.
- The incident became a memorable and humorous anecdote within their community.
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