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Pilotpip 06-18-2008 05:48 PM


Originally Posted by POPA (Post 406777)
That's because your plane isn't purple.

I ride over here from STL all the time and those guys complain about them as much as we do.

ANPBird 06-18-2008 06:12 PM


Originally Posted by rsliman (Post 406365)
lax south ground girl sounds hot!... lax united ramp control lady sounds like a dragon, and yells at you when you remind her that she forgot about you,

Yea...she sounds hot.........! Always wanted to go up there and see her but then again I don't want to reck the image I have of her in my mind if she turns out to be..........? The lady on ramp sounds like she has to smoke at least a carton of smokes a day and is in her early hundreds.

ANPBird 06-18-2008 06:20 PM


Originally Posted by ce650 (Post 405795)
I believe he retired, but Roger from Chicago center was the best.

Has Roger finaly retired? I miss talking to him.... and getting his precision vectors to final. Great guy, ........ met him at Oshkosh a few years back!
On a side note.....I used to love talking to the MSP center guys in the middle of the night durning my cargo days. Great group of folks up there!

SmoothOnTop 06-18-2008 06:52 PM

There was (is still) a KJFK local controller that responded to a pilots '(call sign) request' with:

"(callsign) has a request, well, as long as it not a show tune, go ahead."

Professional, yet doesn't take him/herself too seriously...

EMBFlyer 06-18-2008 07:18 PM

Ah, Franklin. I miss him...

"Colgan 5024, Cleared to Norfolk, LaGardia (sic) Niner Departure witha Whitestone Climb..."

No one has mentioned IAH, yet.

IAH Tower...we had Happy Richard. No matter how bad a day it was, he was always in a good mood and always made you smile. I think he just retired a few months ago. Great guy.

IAH Approach...Axe! Everybody that's ever flown in and out of IAH has had to have talked to Axe. You'd know him better as the Jetlincoln guy.

He had the greatest phrases, such as:

Pencil Jet (E145)
Bent-Wing Pencil Jet (E145XR)
Hoover (737)
Super Hoover (737-800)
Super Dooper Hoover (737-900)

He always told you to go fast no matter where you were coming in from. He'd keep your speed above 300 as long as he could. He could move some airplanes. He retired about a year or so ago.

My favorite memory of him was coming in from AEX very early in the morning, like before 6 or so. It was still dark and there were very few airplanes in the sky. Axe was working all sectors. I heard him talking to someone else as we got the handoff, so I checked in as "Jetlincoln 2XXX..." He always seemed to like it. Southwest checked on climbing out of HOU. His response was, "Southwest 902, Houston Departure, good morning. Proceed direct Whatchu Talkin' 'Bout." Southwest keyed the mike but didn't say anything. A few seconds later they queried the fix name. Axe responded with, "Southwest 902, cleared direct Whatchu Talkin' 'Bout WLLIS."

Next thing you hear is..."Oh! Ah...Huh huh. Direct WLLIS, 902. That was funny."

He responded with, "I know."

Diesel1030 06-18-2008 07:26 PM


Originally Posted by ImEbee (Post 405744)
We all have them. Who and where is that controller that makes you grin as you are grinding through the day?

In Denver ARTCC we have the Seeyaaa guy and TRACON has good morning/good night. My favorite is the APP/DEP controller who sounds like Mr. Mackey, heading two-five-zeeeeroooo (insert mkay). Zero personality until you give him Toodles as you are signing off and he responds with an equally flat...Toodle-loo.


Flown into Denver and had the Seeeya guy while on a XC in UPT. As other guys would get handed off they would give their Seeyah's back to him and he seemed to enjoy it. My IP said I had to make it sound cool when it was our turn to get handed off. Sure enough we get handed off and I just totally butcher it. He said nice one and have a good day. It was comicical in the jet..definitely thought about my radio call a little bit too hard that day!

That guy really seems to enjoy his job though.:cool:

soon2bfo 06-18-2008 07:32 PM


Originally Posted by skihigh2002 (Post 405821)
Great thread idea,

There is a lady in STL APP/DEP that always has an amazing and chipper voice no matter what time of day. I love hearing her voice. I think some of the STL pilots are a little too obsessed with her!

Love the guys in ORD Tower. Those guys are crazy.

sorry fellas she's married to a TSA captain. But her voice is sexxy.

ThreeGreens 06-18-2008 07:40 PM

The see ya guy in ATL.

el jefe 06-18-2008 07:58 PM


Originally Posted by POPA (Post 406645)
The female controllers at LGA have an absolutely amazing knack for mucking up the entire traffic flow within minutes of starting their shift.

That one female Express ramp controller, she takes the cake. Mucks up everything anytime you push off of the end of the terminal to spot 22 or 23. I have had to get sassy with her more than once.

Lalo37 06-18-2008 09:27 PM


Originally Posted by ANPBird (Post 406905)
Yea...she sounds hot.........! Always wanted to go up there and see her but then again I don't want to reck the image I have of her in my mind if she turns out to be..........? The lady on ramp sounds like she has to smoke at least a carton of smokes a day and is in her early hundreds.

I took a tour of LAX tower awhile back and she was working. Very cute. Not hot per se but not bad at all. Like I said. Very cute. Take a tour, it will not ruin your image of her


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