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08-05-2015, 08:12 AM
#6681
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 857
Pretty much any blue streaker who decides to step all over you immediately after you request a ramp clearance from CLT. I've never seen such clockwork douchery in my life. Even the clt controllers have complained about it. I've been trying so hard never to say "br-wn streak" but I'm getting close.
Also whoever told the ground controller yesterday you had a pregnant woman in labor on board just to get a faster taxi clearance, I'm sooo sorry you got denied...
Also whoever told the ground controller yesterday you had a pregnant woman in labor on board just to get a faster taxi clearance, I'm sooo sorry you got denied...
08-05-2015, 12:06 PM
#6682
Otto
Joined APC: Jul 2013
Position: Turkish Pile Driver
Posts: 1,806
My favorite JFK controller is back. Just an unpleasant human.
Today at 0700, some helicopter calls and is ignored. Calls back again and the Tower angrily answers "stand by, I'll get to you when I can". Mind you, nobody has made a radio call for 10 seconds when the chopper called. There was a short line for 31L to takeoff, and not a whole lot of landings going on. So, (seemingly) a full minute goes and not a single radio call yet Mr. Controller must be very busy on his smart phone or something since he still hasn't answered the helicopter. Finally somebody else makes a radio call and the controller then calls the chopper back.
Turns out the chopper was trying to report a near miss with a drone, but proving his schwanze was bigger than the pilot's, the controller was obviously too busy to handle that. So he gets around to asking the helicopter pilot where the incident occurred. Man do I wish the chopper pilot would've answered "I'll get back to you when I have a chance..."
Today at 0700, some helicopter calls and is ignored. Calls back again and the Tower angrily answers "stand by, I'll get to you when I can". Mind you, nobody has made a radio call for 10 seconds when the chopper called. There was a short line for 31L to takeoff, and not a whole lot of landings going on. So, (seemingly) a full minute goes and not a single radio call yet Mr. Controller must be very busy on his smart phone or something since he still hasn't answered the helicopter. Finally somebody else makes a radio call and the controller then calls the chopper back.
Turns out the chopper was trying to report a near miss with a drone, but proving his schwanze was bigger than the pilot's, the controller was obviously too busy to handle that. So he gets around to asking the helicopter pilot where the incident occurred. Man do I wish the chopper pilot would've answered "I'll get back to you when I have a chance..."
08-06-2015, 07:26 PM
#6684
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 4,785
The people at a food cort, coffee shop, whatever that have their text alert on audible and full volume, continually getting text messages.
Meanwhile, they're staring at the phone the WHOLE TIME.
Good thing they have the alerter on and at full volume. Because they wouldn't know you were getting all those messages while staring at their phone.
Meanwhile, they're staring at the phone the WHOLE TIME.
Good thing they have the alerter on and at full volume. Because they wouldn't know you were getting all those messages while staring at their phone.
08-06-2015, 08:02 PM
#6685
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,091
The people at a food cort, coffee shop, whatever that have their text alert on audible and full volume, continually getting text messages.
Meanwhile, they're staring at the phone the WHOLE TIME.
Good thing they have the alerter on and at full volume. Because they wouldn't know you were getting all those messages while staring at their phone.
Meanwhile, they're staring at the phone the WHOLE TIME.
Good thing they have the alerter on and at full volume. Because they wouldn't know you were getting all those messages while staring at their phone.
08-06-2015, 08:54 PM
#6687
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 718
08-06-2015, 09:13 PM
#6688
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Position: Guppy Gear Slinger
Posts: 2,037
The senior UAL captain who threw an absolute hissy fit when served his crew meal (a special-order Indian crew meal) because it "wasn't spiced properly."
I was in the jump. I witnessed it myself. You'd have thought he'd been served swamp rat tartare.
I was in the jump. I witnessed it myself. You'd have thought he'd been served swamp rat tartare.
08-06-2015, 10:28 PM
#6689
Banned
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: doggy style
Posts: 1,006
08-06-2015, 10:56 PM
#6690
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 4,785
And it's someone they know, like caller ID didn't even exist.
And it's a on a crew van that left the hotel at 5am.....
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