They did this by flying an old plane based at Debden - a twin piston-engined Avro Anson 'tail dragger' (ie, two main undercarriage wheels and a non-retractable tail wheel). Occasionally pilots posted into Debden for a 'ground' tour (ie, not flying) would like to get into the air. The somewhat relaxed pilot asked, “Say buddy am I pointing in the right direction for Seletar?."ĭuring my National Service (1959-61) I spent the majority of it in the tower at RAF Debden, an airfield steeped in WW2 history, but by the time I arrived there it was a lot quieter in operational terms. (Seletar was the nearby civilian airport.) I was working as a technician in the local ATC when an American aircraft took off, did a circuit of the airfield, and then called Changi tower. I was in the RAF during the early 1960s, stationed at Changi, Singapore. After a brief pause he replied, " Good bye captain, and have a nice flight ". Unfortunately, because I was very busy eating and the food was extremely hot, I became very distracted, and after hearing the call I replied to the pilot unintentionally "GOOD MORNING SIR". Meanwhile, a Turkish airline pilot contacted our tower and said, "GOOD EVENING Suli Tower". We were eager for dinner as we had not eaten during the day. One evening during the Month of Ramathan (Ramazan) where most Muslims fast during the day, I was about to start eating and drinking. I am grateful for these ATC and aviation quotes and stories sent to me by various people. Thanks.Īviation quotes - recent additions - warning: occasional fruity languageĭue to the nature of these stories, flight terminology below may not always be technically correct, and may also be edited or explained in parts for the benefit of non-aviation folk. Please provide details of how you'd like to be attributed on this page (e.g., name and title, or just initials, whatever) and a little background about the story, and briefly explain any complex jargon/abbreviations. You retain ownership of the original material, assuming it's yours in the first place. Send your contribution.īy sending your contribution you agree to its being edited and published on this webpage. I welcome further contributions of your own original amusing airtraffic control stories, pilot stories, and engineering 'gripe sheets' and aircraft maintenance stories. If you find this sort of material useful for learning, training, public speaking, etc., or simply for personal amusement, you might also enjoy the legendary funny letters to the council quotes. The authenticity of some of the Fudpucker ATC conversations cannot be guaranteed, but generally the contributed original stories submitted to me, attributed and dated below, are real events told by real people. If you know the original source of any of the unattributed amusing air traffic control discussions and pilot conversations (specifically the Fudpucker ATC stories in the right-side column), or you have others to contribute, please contact me. These communications examples provide a wealth of material also for for students of transactional analysis and effective rapport-building. Organizational culture, leadership, attitudes, service, reputation, etc., are all weakened if communications are offensive, or rude, or could be perceived as such by the listener/reader (staff member, customer, supplier, whatever).ĭiscrimination, prejudice, xenophobia, arrogance, bullying, racism, sexism, ageism, etc., should not be permitted or tolerated or encouraged in organizational communications - whether in messages between staff, or from staff to consumers/customers. There is certainly justification for fun, humour, firmness, and 'banter' in organizational communications, although good teamwork and relationships and quality can be undermined if messages/responses cause upset or confusion. These ATC quotes and stories therefore offer excellent quotes, stories, analogies and examples for training, speaking, presentations, writing, etc., about achieving quality of customer service and service delivery - and communications in the workplace generally. These 'ATC' (Air Traffic Control) stories and quotes are included here because they are very funny, and also because the collection provides examples of confused and somewhat ineffective communications and relationships between 'customers and suppliers', and other similar situations. Many of these air traffic control quotes and piloting stories - especially those submitted direct to this website - are absolutely true stories and factual others have perhaps been embellished a little. These funny conversations took place between air traffic controllers, pilots and air crew around the world. Funny air traffic controllers quotes real (allegedly) funny air traffic controllers and pilots conversations
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