Welcome to EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh.
As many know when you fly into EAA Airventure at Oshkosh you are asked not to reply to ATC radio communication — just wiggle your wings and comply. While flying into EAA I heard the following conversation between a landing amphibian and the tower.
Tower: Amphibian say parking.
(pause)
Tower: Amphibian say parking.
(pause)
Tower: Amphibian say parking!Amphibian: (In unsure voice) … parking.
Tower: Very good. Now — where — are you parking?
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh has a unique ATC protocol where pilots are typically instructed not to reply verbally to communication, but to acknowledge visually.
- An amphibian pilot, seemingly unfamiliar with or confused by a specific verbal request within this system, was asked by the tower to "say parking."
- The pilot literally replied "parking," leading the tower to clarify that they needed to know the actual parking location.
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