I got called a Tuna can today.....

A150K

A150K

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So I'm number one on short final for runway 3 at ABQ when some WN 73 is instructed to follow me in.......he then replied with "number two behind the Tuna can". I mean...I know a cessna 150 is basically a high powered tuna can, but unless he was ex military, he probably flew a light trainer at some point.:rotfl:
 
A150K said:
So I'm number one on short final for runway 3 at ABQ when some WN 73 is instructed to follow me in.......he then replied with "number two behind the Tuna can". I mean...I know a cessna 150 is basically a high powered tuna can, but unless he was ex military, he probably flew a light trainer at some point.:rotfl:
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Maybe he wasn't referencing your airplane.

I mean... were you upwind?
 
Its ok to laugh at ourselves every now and again.

A cessna 152 is essentially a tuna can with wings.

Although a 206 is a technically a larger 182 it can still smash bugs with the rest of em'

CRJs are called barbie jets

The Q400...well its just a stupid looking airplane

It is how aviation goes, stay strong. The tuna can is one of the more fun airplanes I have flown. Not necessarily in its pure power or graceful handling but the times I have spent in that plane are some of my fondest memories.
 
Firebird2XC said:
Well, then he was downwind, so maybe he picked up the smell.

Of course if he was number 2 then perhaps he just smelled himself.

Just sayin'.
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:laff:. What was funny is that after WN made his comment, the tower controller clicked his mic and said, "....uhhhhhh.............roger"
 
I know I wasn't the only one who thought of this guy right away.
 

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I was taxing to the ramp in a Beechcraft Sundowner, and ground instructed a king air to follow me to the ramp. So the king air pilot came back and said, "roger we'll follow the little guy to the ramp." I almost felt like coming back and saying, "hey your not that big yourself!" oh well I got a chuckle out of it.
 
Man, don't worry about it. I'd feel sorry for the guy. He doesn't know what he's missing.

I love landing in my C-140 in front of airliners holding short. I'm out dancing through the sky while those suckers are stuck at work.

One beautiful summer morning a Skywest CRJ even asked the tower what kind of Cessna I was after doing a touch and go in front of him.

Tower: Cessna 167, say your aircraft type.
Me: Cessna 140. From 1946 and still running strong!
Skywest pilot: Cool. Looks like fun!

I never forget how lucky I am to fly piston singles every day.
 
jrh said:
Man, don't worry about it. I'd feel sorry for the guy. He doesn't know what he's missing.

I love landing in my C-140 in front of airliners holding short. I'm out dancing through the sky while those suckers are stuck at work.

One beautiful summer morning a Skywest CRJ even asked the tower what kind of Cessna I was after doing a touch and go in front of him.

Tower: Cessna 167, say your aircraft type.
Me: Cessna 140. From 1946 and still running strong!
Skywest pilot: Cool. Looks like fun!

I never forget how lucky I am to fly piston singles every day.
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You're a nobody if you're not in the right seat of an RJ making $22k/yr.

Don't forget that.



:D
 
I look for every opportunity possible to use nicknames when referring to other traffic...

Jungle Jet, Mad Dog, Whale, Diesel 9, Turbo Whacker, etc etc.
 
Well, we're all "micro" in comparison to Polar!

Even a 767-300 is a 'light twin' over the ocean.
 
Pilot5510 said:
I was taxing to the ramp in a Beechcraft Sundowner, and ground instructed a king air to follow me to the ramp. So the king air pilot came back and said, "roger we'll follow the little guy to the ramp." I almost felt like coming back and saying, "hey your not that big yourself!" oh well I got a chuckle out of it.
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Haha that would have been a good one :rotfl:
 
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