ATC in NY
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ChasenSFO
hen teaser
SFO used to put buffers between flights on the schedule. But then they literally said "HEY, if we take away the 15 minute buffers, it actually creates enough space during the day for extra international flights!". The result in the summer with planes landing 30-120 minutes early or running late is a static display airshow at the end of the 10s featuring airlines from around the world.
ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
At ORD last night.
“Lindbergh, you went the wrong way again, double back A3, you get the penalty box now....United, give way to the RJ, they’re lost.”
“Lindbergh, you went the wrong way again, double back A3, you get the penalty box now....United, give way to the RJ, they’re lost.”
NovemberEcho
Dergs favorite member
we used to have slots until maybe 3 years ago. Soon as they removed the slots UAL added like 80 daily flights and now we hold a lot more
Biggest “oh that sucks” there was when I heard someone make a wrong turn and lose their sequence. “Brickyard I... ummm, uhhh.... I dunno how to help you now, man.”
CoffeeIcePapers
Well-Hung Member
There's a guy working in the area now that seems really out of place. Heavy country accent and sounds like he smokes 10 packs of cigs a day. I like think think the Marlboro man found a new career at NY approach.
NovemberEcho
Dergs favorite member
flying into which airport?
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Say it with me, holiday. Haagen Daaz?
Richman
JC’s Resident Curmudgeon
Hollandaise? Isn’t that a sauce?
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Say it with me, hol-i-day
Richman
JC’s Resident Curmudgeon
<beep>! What the <beep> are you saying!?!?
Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
Love this guy
CoffeeIcePapers
Well-Hung Member
Autothrust Blue
“If you jump on my shift, that’s just rude, man.”
Who staffs this place, the f— DMV?!
trafficinsight
Well-Known Member
Ahh 11-3 my old friend.
Hammertime
Well-Known Member
LOL yup! At least EWR has quit acting like gate hold. A year or so ago, they went a couple months acting all tough guy:
"Your fix is stopped. Call CD for new airways"
Me: "I did, they won't issue new airways until I'm out there, because we're having a play roulette with departure fixes day."
Ramp: "You can't push until you have a good route."
Me:
Buuut, my favorite is IAD ramp: Had a coworker tell me this one:
*Calls ramp for push*
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for deicing."
CommutairXXXX: "We're negative deice"
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for everyone due to deicing"
CommutairXXXX: "We're NEGATIVE deice."
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for deicing."
Captain: *mutters appropriate profanities*
CommutairXXXX: **pushes** , calls for taxi, and is airborne in five minutes because there's no one waiting at the runway, they're all in the deice pad.
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
That's because an apparent majority of ramp controllers don't actually understand what they're doing. They're trained monkeys.LOL yup! At least EWR has quit acting like gate hold. A year or so ago, they went a couple months acting all tough guy:
"Your fix is stopped. Call CD for new airways"
Me: "I did, they won't issue new airways until I'm out there, because we're having a play roulette with departure fixes day."
Ramp: "You can't push until you have a good route."
Me:
Buuut, my favorite is IAD ramp: Had a coworker tell me this one:
*Calls ramp for push*
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for deicing."
CommutairXXXX: "We're negative deice"
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for everyone due to deicing"
CommutairXXXX: "We're NEGATIVE deice."
Ramp: "There's a 45 minute gate hold for deicing."
Captain: *mutters appropriate profanities*
CommutairXXXX: **pushes** , calls for taxi, and is airborne in five minutes because there's no one waiting at the runway, they're all in the deice pad.
CUTigerPilot
Well-Known Member
To this day I’m still unsure if being an ex-ramp controller in ATL is a blessing or a curse. Every time I go to CLT I want to get on the radio and do their job for them.