Short Final

(Translated from French) Heard on 126.7… Pilot No. 1: Cheerokee 140, C-1234, 2 miles south of Rougemont at 2000 feet in direction of Quebec. For any conflict contact GBBM on 126.7. Pilot No. 2: Thank you… (pause) … Can we talk about Palestine?

On an a typical IFR day on the East coast of Florida, I heard a Piper Cherokee check in with Miami Center… Cherokee N123: Miami Center, Cherokee N123 at 4000, ATIS for Palm Beach.Miami Center: Cherokee N123, maintian 4000.Cherokee: Center, I’ll need to get lower to land at Palm Beach.Center: Cherokee N123, let me see […]

I flew a Piper Arrow recently from Anoka, Minnesota, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Somewhere near the Pittsburg Class Bravo airspace we were getting traffic advisories… Approach: Baron N###, traffic is a Piper Arrow at 11 o’clock, 2 miles. his response……. Thanks Pittsburg, we already have him on the fishfinder.

Another Airbus story…There is a certain airline that flies Airbus A319s out of Lindberg. The following was overheard there recently… Controller: Roger [A319], turn left heading 140. A319: (No answer) Controller: [A319], Left turn, please. Now make the heading 120. Good rate, please. A319: Ah, Departure, the airplane won’t let us do that. (pause) Controller: […]

While flying IFR between Indianapolis, IN and Columbia, MO my wife and I encountered some mild turbulence at 6000. She’s a nervous flier, so I decided it would be a good idea to find some smoother air. Cessna N12345: Center, Cessna 12345 would like to climb to 8 for smoother air. Center: 345, climb approved. […]

Eager Flyer… A student pilot was on a cross country solo flight to Santa Barbara. Eager to fly “heavy metal” he contacts approach at 5,500 feet for flight following… N12345: …approach, Cessna 12345 checking in at flight level 550. Approach (after a long pause): Roger, Cessna 12345 … you can contact NASA at 368.2 for […]

You know it’s election season when…Heard on the Green Bay ATIS broadcast: “…advise on initial contact that you have information Bravo. I’m Green Bay Ground Control and I approved this ATIS.”

Local Traffic Watch (LTW): Approach, N1234, we can turn northbound anytime. Approach: Roger, N1234. How about Tuesday afternoon? (pause…) LTW: Standby while we check our fuel, N1234.

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.)

“Overheard this one while in the pattern at PBH…” Pilot: Price County traffic, Experimental #### will be going down in the lake off the end of 01. Unicom: Will notify Sheriff’s department immediately. Hang on! Pilot: ………..Uh, negative………we’re an Amphibian.