Buckeye Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are a short- tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a PanAm 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt Ground Control and a British Airways 747 (call sign "Speedbird 206") after landing: Speedbird 206: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active runway." Ground: "Guten morgen! You vill taxi to your gate!" The British Airways 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and stopped. Ground: "Speedbird, don"t you not know vare you are going?" Speedbird 206: "Stand by, ground, I'm looking up the gate location now." Ground (with impatience): "Speedbird 206, haff you never flown to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird 206 (cooly): "Yes, I was here several times in 1944, but I didn't land." Love those Brits! ------------------ "Don't lie to me, Gustav! You're a stinkin' Mac user!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Reece Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 hahahahahaha Thanks for sharing, I loved it! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 LOL! One of the best yet. Sten ------------------ Keep your whisky on the rocks and your tanks on the roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 A classic! ------------------ Webmaster http://www.trailblazersww2.org http://www.vmfa251.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb9sog Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arien Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 ROFLMAO you just gotta love british humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted July 12, 2000 Share Posted July 12, 2000 ROFL - simply hilarious. I bet the ground controller went red and burst a number of blood vessels... ------------------ Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Posted July 13, 2000 Author Share Posted July 13, 2000 Just bumping this so others can enjoy the story.... ------------------ "Don't lie to me, Gustav! You're a stinkin' Mac user!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 ROFLMAO! ------------------ unca pathy will show ya the path, if only he could find it himself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted July 13, 2000 Share Posted July 13, 2000 While we were on port call in Pearl Harbor, and pretty loaded from all our bar hopping, a couple of Japanese tourists approached us and asked if we knew where the Arizona Memorial was. My drunk and beligerant shipmate blurted out (spewing spit and all), "YOU AUTA KNOW! ITS RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT IT!". I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzer Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 Onother one in the same line... A US airline at a major European airport has just vacated the rwy and checks in with the ground controller: Airline:"XXXX just vacated the rwy" ATC:"XXXX taxi to gate 65c" Airline:"Roger, 65C" A little pause... Airline:"Could you guide us to gate 65c?" ATC:"You have to study your maps Sir!" After a minute the whole taxi-line comes to grinding halt as XXXX stopped on the taxi-way. ATC:"XXXX what are you doing! Why did u stop?" Airline:"Studying my maps, Mam" And where is my CM copy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Buckeye: Speedbird 206 (cooly): "Yes, I was here several times in 1944, but I didn't land."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hahaha! The Dry British Wit in action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick_Oz Posted July 14, 2000 Share Posted July 14, 2000 Speedbird 206 (cooly): "Yes, I was here several times in 1944, but I didn't land." Love those Brits! Hahahahahahahaha. Buckeye, I don't care if this is an urban airport myth or not... it's hilarious. I'll be onpassing to my mates.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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