Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site timeb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!vax135!timeinc!timeb!dwight From: dwight@timeb.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: tower conversation Message-ID: <4@timeb.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Sep-84 13:40:48 EDT Article-I.D.: timeb.4 Posted: Thu Sep 13 13:40:48 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 01:11:32 EDT References: <3025@rabbit.UUCP>, <1200002@hpcnoe.UUCP> Organization: Time, Inc. - New York Lines: 19 On the subject of tower conversations, I can remember reading in FLYING magazine not too long ago of the following conversation overheard on an FAA Center frequency in the southwestern U.S. on a very quiet Sunday night (actually an early Monday morning, I think). It seems the airline pilot was bored and hadn't heard anything on the circuit for a long time... (Pilot) Phoenix Center, United 788. (Controller) United 788, Phoenix Center. Go ahead. (Pilot) Ahhhh, Phoenix Center, say your position, over. (Controller, apparently without hesitation and with a straight face) Firmly seated, sir. (Pilot) Phoenix Center, maintain altitude and heading. Out. (Controller)-- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: EDPISG/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST