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 to acknowledge ATC visually (wing wiggle) rather than by radio.
- During an inbound flight, an amphibian pilot was repeatedly asked by the tower to "say parking."
- Misinterpreting the instruction to mean repeating the word, the pilot literally responded "parking."
- The tower then humorously clarified the request, asking for the actual parking location.
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