The funniest radio moment that I can remember came from Palm Beach Approach Control. On a busy day in South Florida, some pilot keyed the mic and asked, “Approach, have you got time for a question?”
Controller: Sure. Who was the second president of the United States?
Cue many pilots with their guesses. (It was John Adams .)
There was also the time that I had the flight school owner’s son on a dual cross-country and the controller told him, “Cessna 5122P, say on course heading.”
He haplessly keyed the mic and said, “On course heading.”
I remember hearing the controller laughing when he talked again.
"If you liked it, there’s plenty more where that one came from."
Yes, please. :-)
The funniest radio moment that I can remember came from Palm Beach Approach Control. On a busy day in South Florida, some pilot keyed the mic and asked, “Approach, have you got time for a question?”
Controller: Sure. Who was the second president of the United States?
Cue many pilots with their guesses. (It was John Adams .)
There was also the time that I had the flight school owner’s son on a dual cross-country and the controller told him, “Cessna 5122P, say on course heading.”
He haplessly keyed the mic and said, “On course heading.”
I remember hearing the controller laughing when he talked again.