Booty Calls, ATC and "You know, it's all recorded"

[GolfChuck]

What I heard from ATC was:

"Say Again?"
(now knows what he heard and struggles with mixed emotions)
"Say Again?"
(Calls over coworkers cracking up and puts the comm on speaker)
"Roger".

ATC liked it. I think it's useless to repeat a joke so many times though. If I was going to make that first call and had to repeat, especially twice, I would probably just shout "I'M LAYING PIPE CANCEL IFR". Because obviously this guy was in IDGAF mode however lacked the witt to improvise when challenged.

NO STARS.

I guarantee this is exactly what happened

 

[RetiredATLATC]

Because if there's a gun to my head, I'm going to start screaming we've been hijacked. Yup.

Really not sure of the correlation between your comment and the FACT that we are madated to ask. I didn't write the rules, I just follow them.

 

[Apophis]

You have an ident button on the yoke?

Our G1000 Caravans have an ident button on the yoke as well.

 

[msmspilot]

Post 9/11 VFR or IFR we were required to inform change of destination. Its slightly more relaxed now, but I hate asking reason because its always "I need to use the bathroom." As crass as it was I'd welcome the chance to inform someone of a change of destination due to "Dude's trying to get laid."

I was flying as the instructor along to make the owner feel better flying his own plane, when we decided to make a different fuel stop than originally planned. I told the owner what to expect with the conversation, including that he'd be asked for the reason for destination change. I told him to say, "Because the boss wants to." Well, he's the boss, and he wanted to, so that works. When he told ATC, we got a "roger," but in the background we heard a "That's a GOOD reason."

I thought it was amusing.

 

[n57flyguy]

Just press the damn ident button! No response over the radio is required!

Roger, identing

 

[Beep]

Roger, identing

I like to say " I'm flashing you... NOW! "

 

[🦈💜]

You have an ident button on the yoke?

We have one on the 'van, too.

-Fox

 

[averettpilot]

Shoot, the Beechjet has 7 buttons on the yoke.

 

[Skåning]

We had that on the C550

It's pretty common on a lot of the turbine cessna and beech products I've flown.

Our G1000 Caravans have an ident button on the yoke as well.

We have one on the 'van, too.

-Fox

We get it! Bug smashers have IDENT buttons on the yoke

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

I recall the ident button on the yoke being required for single pilot certification in certain aircraft.

 

[gotWXdagain]

PC-12 has 8 buttons on the yoke and none of them are an IDENT.

 

[z987k]

Really not sure of the correlation between your comment and the FACT that we are madated to ask. I didn't write the rules, I just follow them.

I'm making fun of whoever wrote the rule.

 

[derg]

I'm making fun of whoever wrote the rule.

Ahh, middle age: Not worrying about why the rule is there, but understanding that if you want to play in the sandbox, there are certain things you gotta do.

 

[Dan208B]

Interesting that of all the things you might need within very quick reach, the ident button even made the list. Seems like we don't really ident that often.

 

[High_Alpha]

"Ident" button when intending "mic" button is better than "manual flares" when intending "map light." Inside the wire.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Interesting that of all the things you might need within very quick reach, the ident button even made the list. Seems like we don't really ident that often.

I wish the channel button for the XM radio was on the yoke and not buried three pages deep in the AUX page.

 

[Minuteman]

Y'all are scrub-tier for yoke butans.

 

[Skåning]

Y'all are scrub-tier for yoke butans.

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Tu-144 for the win! (I'll just go ahead and call "nerd alert" on myself)

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Roger, identing

"Squawk ident, Buzzsaw..."

 

[gotWXdagain]

Y'all are scrub-tier for yoke butans.

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That's Soviet, doesn't count. Them and their 7 man cockpit crews probably had a guy dedicated to pushing those buttons on the yoke.

...Giggity.