While coming into Grand Forks on a rather slow day, I was awaiting the freq change to tower…
Me: Approach N*** looking for tower.
Them: N*** 12 o’clock, 11 miles. It’s the tall one.
(pause)
Them: (laughing) N*** squawk VFR contact tower eighteen four have a good day.
(…Maybe they could see my expression through the radio.)
Short Final…
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot, while approaching Grand Forks, requested the tower frequency from Approach control.
- Instead of the expected frequency, the controller humorously responded with a visual description of the tower ("It's the tall one") before laughing and giving the standard VFR contact instructions.
- The pilot inferred the controller's humor stemmed from potentially perceiving their reaction to the unexpected, witty remark.
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