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 comply with ATC by wiggling wings, not by replying on the radio.
- An amphibian pilot, when repeatedly asked by the tower to "say parking," literally replied with just "...parking."
- The tower humorously clarified the question, asking "Now -- where -- are you parking?", after the pilot's literal interpretation.
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