This was last month, but I just came across the Air Traffic Control audio for it now. A Lufthansa flight began (and continued) its take off from Brussels Airport without any clearance to do so. Â In addition, an Aer Lingus flight was in its descent. The air traffic controller had …
Read More »BA Pilot Misses ATC warnings and Snaps at Her For It; Other Pilots Mock Him
One thing I like about travel is how norms seem to regulate behavior. Â I mean this as a passenger, but I just listened to an air traffic control exchange (based in Dublin) where the other pilots jumped to ATC’s rescue when a pilot misbehaved. The air traffic controller continually tried …
Read More »Pilot Accidentally Makes His in Flight Announcements to Air Traffic Control (hilarious!)
A Qantas pilot made all of his in-flight announcements on the air traffic control line by mistake.  Since he went through all the announcements without taking a break, he clogged up the entire ATC line. In addition to interrupting the conversation on the ATC line, he didn’t take enough of a …
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