Randy Tyndall 1087023 Posted January 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM Posted January 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM Me (covering IAD/DCA Approach, and providing top-down for both, same day, about an hour or two later) on frequency 119.85: AWE1430, cleared for the river visual runway 19 approach, contact tower 119.85.AWE1430: Over to 119.85, we'll see you next time, thanks for the ATC. [short pause] AWE1430: Oh, right. Not really a controller "funny", but I do something similar at work when truck drivers call in and ask for "dispatch". We have no dispatch section, so whoever answers the phone does this. When they ask I put them on hold if I'm in a playful mood and wait about 30 seconds then pick up the phone again and say "Dispatch, can I help you?" So far, not a single one has realized they're talking to the same guy. That's what I thought of, Aaron, when I read your post. Randy Tyndall - KBOI ZLA I-11/vACC Portugal P4 “A ship is always safe in the harbor. But that’s not why they build ships” --Michael Bevington ID 814931, Former VATSIM Board of Governors Vice President of Pilot Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Kornel 964857 Posted January 31, 2012 at 08:23 AM Posted January 31, 2012 at 08:23 AM I forgot, has this been covered already? There will be times when a person calls in "DAL123 at flight level five thousand" or the like. Depending on my mood, and level of traffic, I'll either ignore the 'flight level', or I'll respond "DAL123, Indy Center, good evening sir. Flight level five thousand is above my airspace. Suggest you contact Houston Space Center. If you are actually at five thousand feet, then good evening; radar contact!" A. Karl Kornel - vZID C1, FE, and Mentor Smoke Bomb! POOF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bott 1100894 Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:32 PM Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:32 PM I forgot, has this been covered already? There will be times when a person calls in "DAL123 at flight level five thousand" or the like. Depending on my mood, and level of traffic, I'll either ignore the 'flight level', or I'll respond "DAL123, Indy Center, good evening sir. Flight level five thousand is above my airspace. Suggest you contact Houston Space Center. If you are actually at five thousand feet, then good evening; radar contact!" Correct me if I'm wrong please, but I believe in the UK they do refer to altitudes as Flight levels... no? Mark Bott / I3 - 1100894 NYARTCC Training Administrator Program Manager for Events - Staff Specialist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Frias Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:36 PM Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:36 PM Mark... the US uses transition level FL180 everywhere. In the UK and Europe it depends on the transistion altitude which is much lower. Example: LPPT/LPFR/LPPR TA = 4000ft hence FL50 (normally) for transition level, and FL60, FL70... etc but LPMA TA=5000ft hence FL60 (normally) for transition level, and FL70, FL80... etc Miguel Miguel Frias Senior Instructor (I3) & Certified Pilot (P4), ZLA I-11 graduate Portugal vACC Training Director (ACCPT2), VATEUD Operations Director (VATEUD8) Portugal vACC, VATEUD, VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrol Larrok 1140797 Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:36 PM Posted January 31, 2012 at 04:36 PM Correct me if I'm wrong please, but I believe in the UK they do refer to altitudes as Flight levels... no? No, they have much lower transition altitudes in the UK and Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Alvarez 818262 Posted January 31, 2012 at 05:31 PM Posted January 31, 2012 at 05:31 PM i had a fairly experienced pilot from south america p[Mod - Happy Thoughts] through Havana the other night headed to miami for the first time ever, who asked what the transition altitude was for Miami, politely explained that in the US they use 18,000ft. even the experienced folks can get it wrong when out of their element i think i was flying tho when Karl used that one cause i remember that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Hillyard Posted February 2, 2012 at 05:31 PM Posted February 2, 2012 at 05:31 PM Can't remember the exact situation, but it wasn't on vatsim, another network, something like... ATC "xxx000, confirm you are able to fly via [waypoint] under own navigation" Pilot "roger, I confirm, I am able" Small pause Pilot "can you provide vectors" ATC "xxx000, confirim you are able to fly via [waypoint] under own navigation" Pilot "I am not able to fly via [waypoint] under own navigation" ATC "xxx000, turn left 220....." Very funny moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Wand Posted February 3, 2012 at 08:28 PM Posted February 3, 2012 at 08:28 PM "/r or /v?" And if you're lucky, there is nothing in front of that text. So the message starts with a "/" and is transmitted to all controllers in range on the ATC channel. Happens quite frequently to me on the Eurocontrol stations, so anyone between Tunis, Kevlafik and New York will get it. Usually raises quite a few nice comments. VATSIM Instructor (I1) / ACCSUI2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Becker 1142460 Posted February 3, 2012 at 09:33 PM Posted February 3, 2012 at 09:33 PM While flying this afternoon: XXX_CTR: Nxxxxx, proceed direct (airport ICAO). Nxxxxx: Yeah, I can't do that becuase I only have a GPS and not an FMC. XXX_CTR: O.... K.... Fly heading 120. Vectors for the approach. (to an airport 600+ miles away) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosef AlBatal 1078160 Posted February 9, 2012 at 10:16 PM Posted February 9, 2012 at 10:16 PM [21:29:33] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, report indicated airspeed [21:29:49] MSRxxx: airspeed [21:30:08] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, what is your IAS? [21:30:29] MSRxxx: konts [21:30:45] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, how many of those? [21:30:53] MSRxxx: 377KT [21:30:58] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, speed 210 or less --Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaspars Fogels 1179586 Posted February 11, 2012 at 10:35 PM Posted February 11, 2012 at 10:35 PM [21:29:33] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, report indicated airspeed [21:29:49] MSRxxx: airspeed [21:30:08] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, what is your IAS? [21:30:29] MSRxxx: konts [21:30:45] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, how many of those? [21:30:53] MSRxxx: 377KT [21:30:58] HECC_CTR: MSRxxx, speed 210 or less --Joe Was he setting up for APP? Regards, Kaspars Fogels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alen Smriko 1034823 Posted February 19, 2012 at 05:23 PM Posted February 19, 2012 at 05:23 PM I just remembered. I was controlling LDZO_CTR. A friend came to relieve and so I wanted to write on the ATC Channel: "Shift change on Zagreb Radar". What I actually wrote was one "f" short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Bucholski 1023183 Posted February 20, 2012 at 01:48 PM Posted February 20, 2012 at 01:48 PM That must have been hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Jessick 1179517 Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:35 PM Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:35 PM "/r or /v?" And if you're lucky, there is nothing in front of that text. So the message starts with a "/" and is transmitted to all controllers in range on the ATC channel. Anyone else fly the World War II simulator WarBirds? I have a lot of hours typing / before every chat message. It is almost instinctive. So if I tell the whole controlling world to monitor unicom, just ignore me: You can monitor your own frequency too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Frias Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM Posted February 21, 2012 at 10:36 PM While I was mentoring: XXXX: cinturones asientos asegurados motores en marcha li¡stos y en marcha (translated: seatbelts fastened, seats secure, engines running, ready for taxi) Miguel Frias Senior Instructor (I3) & Certified Pilot (P4), ZLA I-11 graduate Portugal vACC Training Director (ACCPT2), VATEUD Operations Director (VATEUD8) Portugal vACC, VATEUD, VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Thomson Posted February 21, 2012 at 11:02 PM Posted February 21, 2012 at 11:02 PM While I was mentoring: XXXX: cinturones asientos asegurados motores en marcha li¡stos y en marcha (translated: seatbelts fastened, seats secure, engines running, ready for taxi) There is a lot of work for VATSIM Pilot Training organisations to do… I just hope that we're not too far behind the curve. Alistair Thomson === Definition: a gentleman is a flying instructor in a Piper Cherokee who can change tanks without getting his face slapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James 1018738 Posted February 22, 2012 at 09:26 AM Posted February 22, 2012 at 09:26 AM A good while back, there was a chap flying local VFR but the weather was marginal. After departing the field to the South the pilot reported that he was lost and requested vectors back to the field. After explaining that I was on TWR and couldnt facilitate this he PM'd me asking politely as to why. After explaining the reason why I couldnt, I said if he could transmit for a simulated DF, with a count from 1 to 5 and back again, I could give him a track to steer back to the field. He said ok then lets give that a shot. - I wish I hadnt but it did make me laugh quite a bit for weeks after ATC: G-BX** transmit for DF G-BX**: I am dee count - Ah Ah Ah Ah Ahhh 1 2 3 4 5 - 5 4 3 2 1 Ah Ah Ah Ahhh ATC: G-BX** QDM 343 cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts] Bravo G-BX**: 343 Ah Ah Ah Ahhh G-** Still waiting to hear from Big Bird, Ernie or Bert, we can live in hope I suppose David James VATSIM Screenshot Contest Coordinator Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.4gig, RAM 3.25gig, ATI Radeon HD4800, XP Pro SP3, FS9.1 FSnav FSinn VRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-Alan Pascoe 1173839 Posted February 22, 2012 at 10:07 AM Posted February 22, 2012 at 10:07 AM While I was mentoring: XXXX: cinturones asientos asegurados motores en marcha li¡stos y en marcha (translated: seatbelts fastened, seats secure, engines running, ready for taxi) There is a lot of work for VATSIM Pilot Training organisations to do… I just hope that we're not too far behind the curve. Or someone just chose to inject some humour into his/her "ready to taxi" call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Frias Posted February 22, 2012 at 10:09 AM Posted February 22, 2012 at 10:09 AM Hmmm...in spanish? And right after I told him he was out of my airspace? Hmmm... Miguel Frias Senior Instructor (I3) & Certified Pilot (P4), ZLA I-11 graduate Portugal vACC Training Director (ACCPT2), VATEUD Operations Director (VATEUD8) Portugal vACC, VATEUD, VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Vianna 1159285 Posted February 25, 2012 at 02:21 AM Posted February 25, 2012 at 02:21 AM Kennedy was running information Yankee earlier today. A pilot calls for clearance "with information Derek Jeter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Greentree 1166858 Posted February 25, 2012 at 05:43 AM Posted February 25, 2012 at 05:43 AM Not controlling..but sitting on the apron with engines off, and ATC from the ground up Made me laugh for an hour. XX_SUP : Real quick i noticed you are squawking standby while you are in the air, can you please squawk normal while airborne ? LOCAL : ....im on the ground XX_SUP : I show you at 4300 feet LOCAL : on the ground at kslc XX_SUP : rgr XX_SUP : disregard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Sequeira 1192651 Posted February 25, 2012 at 07:53 AM Posted February 25, 2012 at 07:53 AM LOL Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bennett 1041058 Posted February 28, 2012 at 10:39 AM Posted February 28, 2012 at 10:39 AM On Bristol - Having just watched someone push back into the car park they called up and requested taxi. XXXX - Request Taxi to the Active Me - XXXX, taxi Holding Point Alpha X-Ray, RWY 27, QNHXXXX XXXX - Taxiway Alpha, Runway 27 [close enough, there wasn't any other traffic on that side of the airport to affect] [pause] XXXX - Which runway is in use Me - Runway 27 XXXX - Is that the one in front of me Me - Affirm, Bristol just has the one runway, turn left for 27 and right for 09 [PM sent with http://tinyurl.com/gdcharts to help] [Pilot disconnects] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Guffey 956726 Posted March 3, 2012 at 05:27 AM Posted March 3, 2012 at 05:27 AM What is the unicom frq VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Tyndall 1087023 Posted March 3, 2012 at 03:36 PM Posted March 3, 2012 at 03:36 PM (edited) Ross, waiting anxiously for someone to post the UNICOM frequency in answer to your question, when in fact I realized right away it was someone on UNICOM asking you what the UNICOM frequency was while you were controlling... Randy Edited March 3, 2012 at 05:53 PM by Guest Randy Tyndall - KBOI ZLA I-11/vACC Portugal P4 “A ship is always safe in the harbor. But that’s not why they build ships” --Michael Bevington ID 814931, Former VATSIM Board of Governors Vice President of Pilot Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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