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:
- Pilots flying into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh are typically instructed not to reply to ATC radio communication, but rather to acknowledge with a wing wiggle.
- During an inbound flight, an ATC tower repeatedly asked an amphibian pilot to "say parking."
- The amphibian pilot, seemingly misinterpreting the instruction, simply responded with the word "... parking."
- The tower humorously clarified, asking for the actual location where the pilot intended to park, rather than just repeating the word.
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