Best and Funniest Air Traffic Control Conversations

New best air traffic control compilation (ATC) interesting, weird and funny conversations between pilots and tower, from new york jfk airport to australian tower. A pilot needed his wallet dropping from one cockpit because he left it on the aircraft. Credit for some of the audio from liveatc.net

[@worldaviation4k]

Working on my next ATC video to be published soon

[@augustxiii2580]

Drop the wallet out the window. Never thought of it that way. Z.

[@whipchick90]

Worldaviation 4K While you're at it, look up how to spell 'clearance'.

[@worldaviation4k]

@@whipchick90 ecxse msylef dnot tlel popele waht tehy suolhd do

[@benjidog1514]

How do you get this audio

[@lolopop12345]

Can you possibly indicate when it's a new scenario/interaction? Just makes it easier to distinguish amongst all the different voices

[@mr.meeseeks5127]

And passengers wonder why it takes so long to get on and off the runway lmao. A bunch of old guys passive aggressively bickering at each other.

[@allesschwarz_liebe5871]

Mr. Meeseeks Lmfaooo why they got to be old tho🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@annoyingguyoninternet1631]

Ok boomer intensive

[@lizzaangelis3308]

Mr. Meeseeks That And Sometimes there is a traffic jam.... you should see it when Air Force One lands

[@commonavionics6069]

Definitely not because Aviation is extremely complex and is designed to be as safe as possible.

[@johngabrielleflorentin9481]

@@lizzaangelis3308 TFR during AF1 arrival is the worst. ATC's are forced to stop all planes from going in and out of the airport. Almost an hour of delay hahahaha

[@SraTacoMal]

Imagine going through years of rigorous training only to be called a banana.

[@aberamagold7509]

@@ts757arse What is a cockwomble? It's obviously a derogatory term but I'm not from the UK, I assume it's UK slang, so I've never heard it before. Nvm I looked it up and got two examples; the first is a foolish person however if you're job is saving people's lives I doubt you're foolish, which just leaves obnoxious and I see no evidence in your comment pointing in that direction. BUT I've been fooled before 😜.

[@royale9159]

Cant stop laughing

[@Ryan-nn1kl]

Ring ring ring ring ring banana phone

[@jeremykiahsobyk102]

Freudian slip from the female ATC.

[@kravenmoorehead9363]

Why did she lie about it though haha

[@ijustdocomments6777]

"You guys obviously never think about safety do you?" 😂The sheer snark. Imagine what driving would be like if every car on the highway had a radio to talk to each other.

[@ReptilianLepton]

Well, we _could,_ at least in the US. That's more or less exactly what CB radio is for. But we've just mostly ignored it, to the extent that truckers operate under the delusion that it's their private radio band.

[@jazzycat8917]

Standard stuff from a Speedbird pilot, they dont tolerate Americans telling them off

[@ephimp3189]

@@ReptilianLepton can I just buy one of those for my car?

[@Crucisphinx]

“Red Honda ending in 301 I’m going to have to request that you stop texting and move before the light turns red again”

[@OrigenalDarkMew]

Truckers do. My mother used to have a CB radio to talk to them when I was a kid. It was the coolest thing to my tiny mind.

[@thatpancakecat200]

As an Aussie, seeing "Inaudible" and being able to perfectly understand what's being said makes me proud.

[@rainerbloedsinn182]

As a German I was still able to understand at least half of it. No idea why it said "inaudible".

[@thatpancakecat200]

@@rainerbloedsinn182 lol is German accented english quite similar sounding? That's really interesting actually.

[@rainerbloedsinn182]

@@thatpancakecat200 No, it's not. German accent definitely sounds very different and I'm sure not every English speaking German would have understood what was said. But my point was, that if I as a non native speaker can make it out, even though with some difficulty, a native speaker definitely should.

[@shivas3003]

you're kind of special, it's right ;D

[@thatpancakecat200]

@@rainerbloedsinn182 Ahh I see, yes it is surprisnig how many videos you can find with incorrect captions lol. And I don't mean youtube's automated ones. :)

[@Nessie55]

ATC: "Please use complete your callsign American 2601" American 2601: *"A M E R I C A N A I R L I N E S 2 6 0 1"*

[@nibbscbr]

He's a dick

[@Gentleman...Driver]

@@nibbscbr Yeah he was pissed.

[@muskiet8687]

It definitely wasn't unreasonable to ask for proper identification, and their call sign is "American", not "American Airlines". It's not like "American" is so hard to say that it makes sense to shorten it. That pilot definitely was being an ass.

[@Nessie55]

@@muskiet8687 I completely forgot I made this comment lol

[@aiwanano6507]

Lol

[@imagzz4942]

lmao *Pilot forgets his wallet* Tower: "Ehm, can you just drop it out of the window or something?.." ... "Yeah, we can do that"

[@acedee3372]

Where is that part?

[@imagzz4942]

@@acedee3372 Somewhere in the video man ;)

[@acedee3372]

@@imagzz4942 ah ok ☺️

[@Stephanie-vt8xi]

@@acedee3372 2:38

[@thesaltygamer1204]

Team work man.

[@mohammed1998ful]

As an airline pilot I’ve flown to jfk multiple times and I can tell you that jfk tower are certified a holes

[@Sss12698]

Unless it’s Kennedy Steve

[@an.1465]

Why are they like this? Shouldn’t they show some respect for the pilots?

[@notthefather3919]

@@an.1465 They're New Yorkers. New Yorkers are notoriously rude.

[@danwhitney9523]

@@notthefather3919 Agreed. I was driving in NY once and asked directions when I got gas. The gal there didnt even look up so i repeated my question. She looked up at me and said..."What do you think this is... a Fujjkng information station."

[@jeremykiahsobyk102]

Medical insurance customer service reporting in. New York medical providers likewise precertified Medicare Part A holes.

[@80sOutrunFan]

"AIr France 6 Gate 8 is available for us" --- "No it's not, they lied to you" LOL

[@matolerma9462]

Me... Slow humor ...again

[@madeingermany9445]

Sounds like that french pilot made that up because he don't like waiting

[@simsandsurgery1]

“If you can get under, over, or around the A340 between you and gate 4, you tell me about it.”

[@dx1450]

He's in an aircraft. Just a short hop.

[@readingRoom100]

This is why ATC conversations should not be conducted in english. American flights into China should now be forced to speak Chinese or else face a nation-wide ban. Half the world wasn't around when these "international" "standards" were made; time for new rules, and then we'll see who is more "smart" in such communications. The americans will be reminded that this is no "air france" who can only reply "ahhh ookay" to a controller who thought sarcasm would be more clear than direct responses.

[@readingRoom100]

@Morrismanstanson The Pretty Good Thank you for going over, under, and around this faculty called reading comprehension, but no one mentioned "better at international flight", whatever that means. What China does have is a population which has less of an affinity for self congratulating gimmicks in international affairs. Moreover, seeing as clear, direct communication is always preferred in the transport business over language that adds to one's cognitive load, ATC in Chinese would have zero trouble beating the low bar that is. Btw, China has seen enough foreigners milking the Chinese for money while trashing China. Consequently, for your personal safety, you really ought not to visit. Thank you for electing to f off on ur own, and pls don't shrill again like u did when u were banned.

[@Homemadecable]

苗媌緢喵瞄描 tinnamen square massacre

[@simsandsurgery1]

Aaaand this is why everyone says the KZbin comments are toxic. So thanks for starting a pointless argument.

[@seewdshakr]

Pilot: Did you just called me a Banana- Cutest conversation

[@hakfutbol]

But its not to serious, this is like kid's. Not professional.

[@jjghost18]

@@hakfutbol I’d rather act like a kid than be an asshole and an adult

[@PokemonRangerKellyn]

That pilot was my dad . He told me about that.

[@Sara-pe2hv]

I heard it. 🤣

[@moneymark6927]

@@PokemonRangerKellyn Yeah, and Cristiano Ronaldo is your cousin.

[@PredictedCyborg]

I love how that one ATC denies calling the one plane a banana and then the Pilot just goes "I heard it." xD

[@irisfields1659]

Acting silly,it sounds like LADY REFERRING A PLANE BANANAZ NOT BANANA

[@drterrible8069]

@@irisfields1659 are u ok bud?

[@sgtjonzo]

@@drterrible8069 I think it’s an old guy probably having a hard time writing comments

[@ep6808]

Australian and UK pilots conversing normally: American subtitle writers: "inaudible"

[@johnjordan3552]

How can these people understand each other? My English is pretty good but I can't understand like ⅓ of what they are saying

[@timnachname416]

@@johnjordan3552 I think it's just a matter of getting used to it

[@Twat3rmel0n]

New Zealanders are easier to understand imo

[@cat-.-]

@@Twat3rmel0n Aussie accents are hilarious as fuck, It always sounded like they're having a great time whenever they're talking about anything

[@mollyanderson9111]

Haha confirmed inaudible to my American ears 😂

[@idk-cb3wj]

*"Remove everybody in our way, we have declared an emergency"* mood

[@callummclaine9160]

Just so you know, he was running out of fuel and having to land. Probably exaggerating about his fuel status so he lands faster.

[@seantaggart7382]

@@callummclaine9160 yeah Which hey you can't hold a plane up there forever

[@somethingmoredecent]

Also ATC should not dick around with emergency declaration no matter how petty it is. EL is EL

[@metal-potato]

@@somethingmoredecent What do you mean by EL is EL?

[@somethingmoredecent]

@@metal-potato emergency landing. An EL or "L" is a bit easier to say

[@tomasstabilini4309]

2:27 Bananza Pilot: did you just call me banana!? Tower Girl: No sir No sir. Pilot: *I heard it!* 🤣

[@moinsiddique8733]

I was cracking up on that one!!! It was sooooooo funny!!!! lmfao

[@30ratsstackedinatrenchcoat91]

lmao

[@disappearintothesea]

That was my favorite!! 😂

[@hellskitchenkritterandfrie3372]

That pilot was so petty!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@lilkittykat3214]

Tower on mic: "banana..." Tower off mic: "FUCK" Pilot: "Did you just call me banana" Tower in head: "YOU DIDNT HEAR ANYTHING"

[@amandataebby]

"Remove everybody from our way. We're declaring an emergency" that pilot was NOT in the mood 😂

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

He was also a douchebag. Declaring an emergency just to get what you want without there being an emergency can get you violated.

[@Nuvcore]

@@OneTequilaTwoTequila No, they were at minimum fuel levels, i.e. too dangerously low on fuel. You can't risk running out of fuel and crashing somewhere.

[@johnhartshorne3084]

@@OneTequilaTwoTequila They we’re flying bingo fuel, and trying to land at one of the busiest airports in the world. If they didn’t land they would have ended up on a freeway or something.

[@oceaneo4603]

If they was really a problem on that flight, the pilot wouldn't had declared an emergency to land conveniently. They would of been several distress calls before, and with another tone. That pilot is an idiot and a douchebag. I would NEVER took place on a plane with him on board.

[@amylapratt8964]

That was my question... wondering the system about emergency declaration. They obviously can't do it just cuz, like they need to be able to have a good reason. Which 100% low fuel with a huge plane is the best reason....but how does that work? Do they have to file a report or answer to someone or .....?

[@GAPeach58]

I love this air traffic controller, " if you can get over it, under it, or around it, you let me know. I don't need you to tell what I can see & you can't." Lol.

[@henrlima87]

Guy was having a bad day. Its a really stressful job. Its no excuse to be a dick but hey! We all have our days man.

[@--Midnight]

Just about lost it when he said "under it" 😂

[@zottelhuehs6375]

I'm pretty certain quite a bit of JFK's audio clips are available on KZbin if you like that sort of humor

[@truefacts128]

@@lisaa8795 boring...

[@albussr1589]

@@--Midnight Depending on the Size of the Plane and if the Lufthansa sits REALLY still, that might actually be possible!!

[@charlottaj81]

It’s so funny how they gotta insult each other formally 😂😂😂

[@MrYi-qo7xt]

There’s always a way to insult someone in any professional environment, just gotta use the right words and read between the lines.

[@Abergavenny4Ever]

"Please just shut up." Hahaha

[@MrYi-qo7xt]

@@Abergavenny4Ever That works in my family and work environment!

[@4achase]

We flew in to Port Columbus in a 2 seater. Politely on the radio. But once on the ground without recordings being made is a different story. They were mad that our 2 seater flying into Lane aviation was not flying fast enough. Our top speed was not close to the landing speed for the 747 coming un behind us. LOL.

[@sarahk236]

GUARD has entered the chat all formality has left the chat

[@MultiPaco06]

After seeing the amount of salt in this video, I remember when we about to land our flight from Mexico City to Chicago our pilot said "we're gonna be up here for an extra moment now since tower control is being american as always" now makes sense

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

what does he mean by american

[@allisonjames2923]

Lmao 😂

[@allisonjames2923]

@@I_AM_HYDRAA Errrrrr if you’re American we’d better not spell that out. Ignorance is bliss truly 😋

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

@@allisonjames2923 im not american

[@chaosXP3RT]

@@allisonjames2923 People from Mexico and Canada are also American. Are you talking about United Statesians?

[@eternyti]

Bonanza Pilot: "Hold short of 17, did you just call me a banana?" Tower: "No sir, no sir you did not hear that correctly. [laughter]" Other Pilot: "I heard it." SNITCH!!

[@richardrose7382]

The best giggle I got was a time, some years ago now, a DC3 was coming into the Terrace British Columbia airport flying over the Kitimat beacon. DC 3 had a noisy cockpit, so not surprisingly pilot and copilot were wearing good headphones. Pilot called into Terrace traffic his position and altitude. Suddenly another voice came over the airwaves “Hey! You can’t be at that height over Kitimat beacon; WE are coming in over the beacon at that height. There follows a few brief moments of tension, then “ You dummy! I’m your captain!” Must have been some memorable conversations once that pair landed!

[@danicapantbert5021]

As an airline employee, I can confirm none of us are as professional as we try to make you think.

[@spacecat3198]

One thing I’ve learned is that professionals usually are not so much (in other words, we know). 😅

[@scarymanlegs7578]

affirmative, you can taxi to 36NP

[@MercenaryX21]

In other words you are just a bunch of kids on an AirForceproud95 flight simulator video?

[@Alb410]

Kids with 10000 hours.

[@milagrocan1742]

😂

[@bichen4151]

A passenger: Everything's fine. I'm glad the professionals take care of us. An airport: *is a hilarious mess*

[@volatile100]

All those redit videos talking about Guard frequency, the emergency one, is actually filled with people meowing. My dads stingy about rules and says the FAA should revoke their pilots license for using the emergency only frequency to meow.

[@bichen4151]

@@volatile100 Oh boy :D

[@volatile100]

@@bichen4151 He was listening in on it once and someone had a legit emergency, like they needed to land before the engine failed, and someone legit meowed at the person who was close to losing an engine.

[@bichen4151]

@@volatile100 I bet it was Lufthansa :DD

[@volatile100]

@@bichen4151 The plane that was having the emergency was United Airlines. Don't know who meowed, because they could get fired from their company for misuse of guard.

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

When he accidentally tells the tower to have a nice xmas instead of the passengers XD That's like when you hit reply all accidentally.

[@katiesioux7757]

I worked at a grocery store and did that a couple of times, I hit intercom on calls to other workers. Once I was talking shit about my boss an accidentally hit intercom lol good times

[@moondaughter1004]

It's like when you're boarding and the staff controlling your passport and boarding card wishes you a great flight. To which you reply "you too"

[@_gungrave_6802]

My god...being an ATC is like herding children. Much respect to the people that have the patience for a job like that.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

I cant remember the details now but a couple decades or so ago there was some kind of issue with ATC folks. Quitting or suicide or something. I can understand as this seems as stressful as trying to heard cats in a Buffalo stampede. Or eating soup in a coffee filter.

[@dash8too]

Actually, most air traffic controllers border on retardation. This video found the few competent ones.

[@triarb5790]

Funny, I heard it the other way around.

[@Magno_Money]

@@triarb5790 it all depends on who’s telling the story.

[@bambicrandi]

More like herding cats.

[@guy2316]

Passengers: are pilot must be so serious Pilot: can I just go fly over my house

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

LMAO

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Me as a pilot lol

[@dfuher968]

Well, he did say, it was his last flight, if hes that close to his house, sounds like a nice salute b4 retirement 😉

[@muhammadfadhiil5992]

Lol 🤣

[@17andtravelling]

My flight training airport is really close to my house, and when we're in the less common wind direction, I have to literally land over my house and can see it out of the window just to my left! Sometimes finding my house can be a bit distracting from actually flying the plane though...

[@georgeund7533]

The french guy with the thin moustache.. “ah ookay”

[@whatroads4x4]

Had a a cololmbian cooworker. He used to sound like ftench guy and he used to say ahhhh ok

[@aadvantagegold5220]

He sounded so sad...

[@foxy4851inactive]

@@aadvantagegold5220 disappointed

[@Nox.INkRecords]

😂🤣

[@MmeHyraelle]

Sounded dissapointed, like sighing at the bs going on.

[@livewellwitheds6885]

" keep that big body moving" omg

[@almostanengineer]

I feel like that controller who was asking if he had a ‘visitor’ was just checking they aren’t under distress, but in a calm manner

[@Badmanpuntbaxter]

He thought it was a child, I imagine he was just checking if they had brought in like an unaccompanied minor to see the cockpit, maybe wanted to make the kids day or something

[@nomdeplume2213]

@@Badmanpuntbaxter or get him in trouble because after 9/11 absolutely no one is allowed in the cockpit under any circumstances

[@frejasimonsen7393]

@@Badmanpuntbaxter he could also have said that to make the potential "visitor" less alert. I certainly thought it sounded much more like a woman's voice than a child's

[@FamilyManMoving]

Exactly. And when he said, "we need to make a report" the pilot caught on and confessed real fast. In this context, a "report" means possibly calling out the fighter jets to handle a potential hijacking. You don't want that on your resume.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Ngl I thought he was gonna make some mile high club joke

[@tazbandz6688]

The AirFrance pilot seems so tired of everybody’s shit 😭😂😂

[@kfl16]

@@grizzomble im french and thats facts

[@emanueleg.4651]

They're French. They always complain.

[@_Ekaros]

Imagine if you have just flown 8 and half hours and then you sit waiting at this mess...

[@CeeCeeB.]

He does lol

[@qy9MC]

@@emanueleg.4651It's better than not complaining (french logic) :)

[@joaquimpizarro219]

"I need ya to use the full callsign" " *A M E R I C A N A I R L I N E S* "

[@afcgeo882]

Joaquim Duarte Meanwhile... NOT the callsign.

[@AlfaGiuliaQV]

Just drooping of irony haha

[@ferrari2k]

@@AlfaGiuliaQV To be honest, that shortened radio transmission is quite error prone and the controller is absolutely correct to remind the pilots that clear transmissions are expected. I don't want to sit in a plane where pilots misinterpret takeoff clearances and readbacks...

[@beenaplumber8379]

@@ferrari2k And the pilot is being more than a little passive-aggressive, but the controller did make an important error. When you key the mic, you have to pause before speaking or else the first fraction of a second gets cut off. Or, if ATC radio doesn't work like that, then he began speaking before he keyed his mic, so that transmission at 1:38 is more distressing to me than a pilot abbreviating his callsign. That's a controller who needs a refresher in basic radio communications.

[@roadrunner6224]

They could have gone full nato alphabet, that would have been funny

[@iarmycombo5659]

"Are you saying you have commitment issues sir?" Best line lmao

[@kaoldt97]

What I gleaned from that is that I never want to be an air flight controller or hear what's going on in the cockpit. Just close my eyes and pray I get there in one piece...

[@lisaa8795]

And experience no collateral damage from these p*ssing contests!

[@YeahNo]

Once upon a time they had for entertainment being able to see what’s going on up front. Turned out to be a bad idea.

[@WritingsOfQuill]

@@YeahNo i miss being able to hear that lol

[@user-kd5qs2ql7t]

ATC: "KEEP...THAT...BIG...BODY...MOVIN" SFO: "copy that"

[@pattimaeda6097]

That’s what she said 😂

[@PopuleuxMusic]

That was at SFO

[@user-kd5qs2ql7t]

@@PopuleuxMusic thanks for the feedback

[@mamad7976]

It would be really awesome if he said "KEEP...THAT...BIG...BOOTY...MOVIN" ROFLMAO

[@gordo1163]

sfo is the airport. has is an airport talking.

[@jldh01]

"I'm going to declare emergency". That's the new slogan I will be using from now on whenever I can't have it my way right away.

[@Sara-L]

I'm sorry, are you declaring an emergency?

[@jldh01]

@@Sara-L I'm totally declaring emergency

[@Redbikemaster]

I've done it three times now

[@sharawwyytc]

we are going to land on 31R. clear - the - runway

[@Redbikemaster]

@@sharawwyytc are you having an emergency?

[@MicrowavedAlastair5390]

For those interested, in the case of the 2010 emergency on American Airlines Flight 2, they were already at emergency fuel, and company policy forbade them from landing on runway 22R with the wind gusting as it was, even though the airplane was still within its limits. (For those who don't understand why the pilots wouldn't push the company's limits in favor of the airplane's higher limits, in aviation, and especially with older companies, such as American Airlines, safety culture is pretty important. Planes have been lost because pilots overestimated the plane or underestimated the forces exerted on the plane.) I imagine they were already a priority aircraft and believed that they had communicated their situation with ATC adequately. Thus, even though it probably could have been worded better, they requested runway 31R, and then declared an emergency. Once an airplane declares an emergency, they are the number one traffic and basically get to request that others move out of their way- crying wolf will get you in trouble, but low fuel and bad weather are generally good reasons to declare an emergency. I found a longer clip of this incident and there's a big change in the pilot's voice once they're on the ground. In the air, the pilot's voice is the voice of a terrified man who has steeled himself in the face of a stressful situation- I have spent my entire life learning to pick up on social cues manually, because my brain is not wired to do it automatically. This has actually made me better at reading people than most, and I am now capable of picking up on things that others don't because they don't have to focus on trying to receive these signals. Once the plane is on the ground, it's almost like they weren't even in an emergency situation- there's metric tons of tension that is noticeably absent once they're requesting taxi instructions. Mostly, it sounds like a failure to communicate clearly. The pilot on the radio should have *clearly* declared an emergency the moment they realized they couldn't land 22R instead of saying they would declare if they couldn't get 31R- the pilot obviously believed he had declared an emergency, but due to the poor wording, he actually hadn't. The ATC should have snapped into emergency mode after the second declaration, but that's the downside to "declaring an emergency" as opposed to the unambiguous nature of the "Pan-Pan" and "Mayday" calls- in this case, a Mayday call should have been used by the pilots. Everything ended well, and I believe that this incident contributed to America phasing out the ambiguous emergency declaration. Now, even though this was a minor incident, the NTSB still has to get involved. When the news heard about all this, they actually contacted the ATC union spokesman at Kennedy- one Steve Abraham. Many of us know him better as Kennedy Steve. He actually spoke in defense of the pilots, and if Kennedy Steve thinks you made the right call, you probably did. In the end, no one on the ground or in the plane got in trouble.

[@wolftamer5463]

Thank you for the info, that helps give a lot more context.

[@Theeny]

That was really interesting, thank-you for sharing this information

[@izibear4462]

Miss Kennedy Steve.

[@Oinkoinkmurderorsmth]

I know nothing about aircraft’s, this context really helped! Thanks!!!

[@FamilyManMoving]

In the USA, "Declare an Emergency" is in the FAA regulations as equivalent to Mayday. Other nations have similar allowances for localized declarations. This is not just the US being unique for the sake of it.

[@ahmadrafiq2701]

There goes my image of a professional conversation between ATC and the pilot everytime 😂

[@nitehawk9270]

Was it close to holiday season?. The crazy comes out.

[@YeahNo]

Try Kennedy Steve’s recordings - he’s brilliant.

[@bludog1043]

I just watched 11 minutes of something I know nothing about

[@sheik124]

I too know nothing about ATC but the language American 2601 was speaking was universal - "sick of your shit"ese. lmao.

[@kisa4748]

and we still know nothing

[@gandalfthegrey8236]

@@exodeus7959 Trump 2020

[@amethyst5047]

Hahah same but i enjoyed

[@KiwiBronco96]

Same but it was pretty funny

[@VarunKumar-qd5wl]

"If you can get around, over or under Airbus a340 between you and gate 4 tell me about it" 😂😂😂

[@jason3775]

this was epic

[@bubbles7950]

How would u get under It!??

[@kristapitchford6718]

@@bubbles7950 Limbo obviously :)

[@MrNicoJac]

Just deflate the tires a bit ;-p

[@rebeccacoomes2501]

It's frightening to think people with so much hostility towards one another are holding so many passengers' lives in their hands. The irritated egos are just ridiculous.

[@JamieSmith-fz2mz]

I know this to be true: passengers love nothing more than sitting in a sealed plane with no air conditioning for several hours just a few feet from their gate. Some of my best memories of air travel involve these moments of living death.

[@oceaneo4603]

Well, it kind of give me the chill to see how patient pilots could be. I totally agree with a comment I just read. It's a miracle there is not a lot of crash, therefore dead passengers

[@Usernames_are_hard_to_think_of]

I find that quite enjoyable lmao, but also, no air conditioning? I fly with the cheapest (and probably nearly the worst rated) airline sometimes in the UK and I’m always frozen cause they ramp up the air conditioning on their planes

[@cleopatraoatcake7364]

Yes, this happened to me in Boston, stuck for two hours with no air-conditioning. It got quite uncomfortable in there, and it gave me a bit of a panic attack.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

I've sat in Houston in summer on tarmac in a plane in the 1970s as a child waiting for them to get the door shut. They handed out champagne. Let me say yuk.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

@@Usernames_are_hard_to_think_of to keep people from throwing up

[@TruthBlackheart]

This makes me develop an appreciation for 20-30 min delays landing and taking off

[@kyleaugustine6886]

. . . This sounds like a bunch of guys playing flight simulators. [EDIT] HOLY COW! I never had a comment reach anything close to a hundred and here this one after a year is at 10K! I'm glad you all liked it.

[@ndmx1334]

Kyle Augustine made me laugh buddyi

[@saebmjafri]

At least there are no hot air balloons breaking the sound barrier

[@warmachine5835]

@@saebmjafri welcome to steam edition

[@wecomeinpeace5082]

@Timothy Simpson Yo it's crazy. That pilot was so frustrated.

[@stevensnails1510]

Welcome to Steam Edition

[@RickeGnool]

''Are you having commitment issues sir?'' I'm dead.

[@zechariahmcclain3083]

ONG THAT PART GOT ME ROLLIN

[@Bebold94]

That was the best. Really I found this to be more alarming than funny- and I love to laugh. Also love the wallet drop. God love 'em for keeping most of us alive!

[@Nehasupnfan]

That had me laughing so hard

[@deprofundis3293]

Best part for sure, lol

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Best line in this entire thing…

[@hansmiller664]

Doing this job, I'd go mad within 5 minutes.

[@huskytail]

Every single time I hear the "Thank you, if you can get under, over or around the Lufthansa a340 between you and the gate, tell me" I start laughing hard. What a jewel of quick sarcasm 😂 I'd have applauded even if I was the unfortunate pilot it was directed at. 😁

[@Alexblock-hj6hv]

When a perfectly clear Australian accent is labelled as 'inaudible'.....

[@CloroxBleach-cq7tj]

I know right. It's disappointing

[@amandasharry6206]

Seriously i can understand just fine.

[@DrCJones]

Right? I can tell you wrote your comment with an accent, but it's still clearly readable.

[@trav3ll3r]

What? I didn’t understand one word lol 🇬🇧

[@jayswarrow1196]

It's like a witchhunt on aussietawk, going for ages now... i think it's something to do with the rest of the english tribes seem to be too butthurt about the isle having proper cars, manual lorries and streamliner trains.

[@kevster1007]

JFK - the whole airport experience is aggressive.

[@DCS_World_Japan]

Some of the JFK attitude was warranted, some was just being an arrogant ass.

[@andrewconnelly6308]

new yorkers being new yorkers

[@richardkroll2269]

I flew into JFK on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow and they sent us all the way down to one end of the airport only to come all the way back. Arrogant pricks for trying to hurt Russia while delaying 200 American passengers.

[@Horizon301.]

Richard Kroll jfk controllers are rude and unprofessional, they would not send you to the other end of the airport though on purpose. That’s just make believe if you seriously think they would willingly do that at such a busy airport. It’s like shooting yourself in the foot

[@jansilha3623]

Except from the times good ol´ Steve was still working there. He was perfect.

[@particularlytrue]

"Need you to use the full call sign, Sir" "Ameeeerican aaaiiirrliiiines 2601" He was so done 😆

[@miss_bec]

"if you can get *under, over or* around the Lifthansa A340 between you and gate 4 you tell me about it" Love the patter from JFK's ATC.

[@gavinsmith3146]

“I’m just afraid we’re a little committed to 4R” “Are you saying you have commitment issues sir?”

[@kingncaba4984]

Epic🤣

[@JamesKaplonek]

I thought the reply was going to be "We've already landed"... hence why they were so committed to it xD

[@QueenWolf22]

🤣 🤣 🤣

[@moneybus8975]

That was a good one. I want to marry that man!

[@patrickmclaughlin61]

Best one.

[@LarryL3g3nd]

Lmao “If you don’t give me that runway I’m gonna declare an emergency”

[@iancrump1464]

Pilot always has final say. In most situations anyway

[@MrMlbfan6]

Ian Crump lolll

[@johnacosta5594]

Yeah I thought that pilot was going to break out in tears if he didn't get his way

[@ashyfire33]

literally sounds like a child having a tantrum lol

[@ihaveone6086]

Pilot has a prerogative to ask and demand from ATC.... final responsibility for passenger safety rests with the pilot... if he deems that ATC instructions are in any way compromising the safety of the aircraft he can inform ATC what he is doing and they HAVE to clear the way and accommodate his request.... the controller in this case is going to get nailed for forcing the pilot to declare an emergency.... SO all you "pros" that think he was whining and declared an emergency in order to get his way.... Well, I won't call you stupid but definitely ignorant of the flight regulation ....

[@auburn886]

The funniest thing I ever heard on the radio was at Fulton County Airport (FTY) many years ago. A student pilot was given taxi instructions and he responded, "10-4". The controllers came back on to correct him and you could hear the others laughing in the background. Some other pilots had to rib him too. Poor guy.

[@DunestrikeMorgan]

"we are stuck behind this cactus" -Unknown Pilot

[@YeahNo]

That recording was really old. Cactus was retired in 2015.

[@DunestrikeMorgan]

@@YeahNo good to know

[@MrMorganfarts]

"Did you just call me a banana?" "Uh, no sir, no sir you did not hear that correctly" *giggles* "I heard it :)"

[@romz179]

орнул)

[@elcheapo9444]

You fart !!

[@engedaketema8764]

What the hiell

[@engedaketema8764]

Fuck

[@engedaketema8764]

How do I do my Work I have you too mom and I have to call mom mom dad and I love you dad mom dad and runs and I call dad

[@drby0788]

“Hey I forgot my wallet, can you just drop it out the window?.” “Yeah we can do that!.” 😂😂😂😂

[@nataliagru3648]

They can do that..

[@engedaketema8764]

How you doing I remember I love love mom mom dad dad and I love love you dad dad mom

[@adamatch9624]

Engeda Ketema what

[@whatupkid12]

U Kno this was serious right?

[@K-Riz314]

@@engedaketema8764 Da fuck???

[@outtabubblegum7034]

"Did you just call me a BANANA??" That took me completely off guard! I literally cried of laughing!

[@youraverageguy8431]

it's almost amazing how they sound so professional and not at the same time

[@dx1450]

"Do you have commitment issues?" LOL

[@lalaland9646]

Time stamp?

[@dx1450]

@@lalaland9646 6:25

[@johnjacobvilla6017]

@Iron *Fe* Dude srsly? You think this happened all in sequence? These are all cuts from different timelines or whatever it's called.

[@villager1831]

@Iron *Fe* You’re the ironheaded one. Get it?

[@villager1831]

@Iron *Fe* I made a silly joke regarding your name, calm down dude.

[@Inatsikap]

"Just shut up" "Ill see you in the terminal buddy and you can tell me to my face" LOL!!

[@forrestgunnell7898]

Hasn't happened yet

[@jaypaint4855]

Lol

[@suran396]

This whole video left me feeling stressed out.

[@elizabethcross12]

These people in the tower and the pilots are absolutely AMAZING! The brilliance it would take to keep that pace of conversation and observation is exhausting and commanding. I am impressed!!

[@dschulz5647]

Meanwhile everyone waiting : "Why is our flight delayed?"

[@ozpin8329]

"What did you say the captain's name was?" *"...oooh noooo..."* My uncle is a pilot and unless there's a serious situation going on, it's tradition to not interrupt another pilot when he mistakenly broadcasts something meant for the PA system, and then have a good natured poke about it,.

[@hankanderson8633]

Thanks for the tidbit! That’s amazing and I appreciate the humor!

[@chair6703]

most radios are single duplex anyway, so when one person is speaking on a frequency others cannot speak

[@hunterra217]

kinda has to be that way considering nobody even can talk over you on those radios lmao

[@ChallengeCommander]

Oh so the captains name want the joke. They just asked to repeat the name to tell him of his broadcast error right? I was straining to hear the name lol

[@megalomaniacalHalide]

"It was lovely!" "Oh, yeah!" Aw, at least they aren't giving them a hard time about it.

[@rickyyy2575]

I can imagine Pilots hate flying into JFK

[@pilotgal6191]

We do. 😐😐😐

[@joeypersinger6352]

Every time I fly private and it's to JFK , my pilot usually give me a formal professional fuck you type look lol.

[@KieranReed729]

I’m assuming not as bad as a flight to india?

[@tezzingtonsir28]

@@joeypersinger6352 what flight simulator is that on?

[@ChickenLiver911]

It’s a work in progress, just relax.

[@N3RDYG0GGLES]

I lost it at “did you just call me a banana?”

[@popcornpony8420]

I lost it at " I heard it" at the end. 😆

[@Xena-xp7ly]

The commitment issues joke was hilarious. 😂

[@hollysayeau1592]

“no it’s not they lied to ya....... i don’t need you to tell me what i can see and you can’t” that guy woke up on the wrong side of the bed lmao

[@calinasagilitypartner4444]

New York tower is notoriously hard

[@I_AM_HYDRAA]

no these pilots just seem really anoying

[@FaithandNova]

@@I_AM_HYDRAA annoying cuz they want to know where exactly to go? Smh

[@itisamystery.5090]

@@FaithandNova ... Only they weren't asking "where exactly to go," so that argument's pretty irrelevant here.

[@lisaa8795]

Hold my freedom fries...

[@caitieeeeeeee]

"please try to understand the safety." New phrase I'm gonna use

[@jwadaow]

caitieeeeeeee you can dance if you want to.

[@heathumidity1550]

LOL, that comment made my morning, thanks. I’m going use that too. Kind of like, “All your base are belong to us.”

[@jwadaow]

@@heathumidity1550 it was a sentence fragment, if he appended something like "implications" it would have been complete.

[@jinx7501]

I'm a paramedic, this is my new favorite phrase to explain to my patients why their crazy idea got them hurt. " No, messing with fireworks is unwise. Please try to understand the safety."

[@leighleslie1144]

But they were trying to understand the fireworks!

[@michaelfoley1966]

I love the pilot that asked to fly over his house in his last flight ❤

[@silaslizzie43]

All kinds of respect for the people that can do these jobs. They sound very stressful and intense with all the responsibility involved.

[@alexcrawford941]

"Short left 2601" Atc: need ya to use the full callsign sir. *breathes in* "AmErIcAn AiRLiNeS tOo SiX zEeRo WuN"

[@jayswarrow1196]

-We're very sorry, officer, this would never happen again... -Ranger. -I'm sorry, ranger, everything's under control now. -Officer. -We'll put the dog on a leash, officer, he would not bother anyone else. -* inhale* Officer-Ranger. (c) an old comedy

[@geesegoose6174]

*proceeds to call him just American 2601* 😂😂

[@callieclark2228]

Then later the tower says it abbreviated “American 2601” so the pilot responds with “American Airlines 2601....”

[@michaelbeleut6480]

Some of these guys seriously don't deserve their job.

[@HannahCobana]

@@geesegoose6174 American 2601 is the correct callsign and 2601 is not actually okay. Pilot was in the wrong and passive-aggressive, tower was 100% within his rights to ask the pilot to use a correct callsign.

[@apathymanthemundane4165]

I'm waiting for the hot air balloon to buzz the tower at 400 knots...

[@BennyLlama39]

And he just ate $h*t. 😀

[@akagiasuzagawa3385]

Proceeds to Alt+F4

[@theskoob2944]

Blog it

[@SkeleKitty]

Fuckin yes

[@dong7474]

Lmfao

[@batcat4136]

I just watched 11 minutes of radio chatter. I wasn’t expecting to watch this whole thing when I clicked on this, but I was wrapped for every second. Amazing stuff xD

[@worldaviation4k]

Thanks for feeding the Algorithm :)

[@tmac7547]

A long time ago I wrote and passed the ATC test, and was quite pleased about it, and I took a famil-flight thinking about being a pilot, but I didn't end up going down either of those career paths. Watching this video, I have to say 'thank god'. lol Between the stress, the burn out, and the clear contempt they have for each other - either one would have been primed for an ulcer. I don't make as much money as they do, but holy shit my life is so much more content and happy than they seem. lol Money ain't everything, that's for sure.

[@CheeseySavage]

Lmao it’s a good thing you didn’t become ATC or pilot. They’re one of the top 3 most stressful jobs in the world.

[@tmac7547]

@@CheeseySavage Completely agree. lol I usually handle stress and pressure fairly well, but I'm glad it's not all day, every day. :/ No thank you. lol

[@YeahNo]

Watch “Pushing Tin” starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton.

[@tmac7547]

@@YeahNo, yes I saw it many years ago... and if I remember correctly, they're both batshit crazy which kind of supports my decision to avoid that kind of stress. lol!

[@CheeseySavage]

@@tmac7547 lol yeah. People who work for ATC or are 911 operators are truly something else dealing with stress everyday. Our brains aren’t equipped to handle stress for longer than 10 seconds. Even if the brain adapts to longer situations, it isn’t good for your mental state in the long run. So your certainly right when you say your happier than they seem. Definitely wasn’t worth the money or the stress.

[@yellowkid241]

5:36 “keep that big body movin”😂😂

[@MisplacedTexan]

I could never be a pilot. I can’t understand a damn word anyone is saying without the captioning.

[@gregtomkins5938]

Everyone thinks that at first but if even I can understand everything, you can too! (Spanish, on the other hand ...)

[@SomeRandomGuy789]

Atc: American 134 runway 27 taxi via Alpha, Tango. You: A Merry can 134 one way 27 🚖 villa all pho Then go?

[@theNeverangel]

Its surprizingly easy to learn. You already know 95% of what they're saying so you're only listening for those last 5%

[@AlxzAlec]

J McIntosh you would learn that lol

[@theredplanet2292]

J McIntosh. If you were a qualified pilot, you would be trained for all eventualities, and all the jargon would be second nature.

[@kelseybarton3406]

10:14 he says "we have no visitor in the cockpit" not "we are so busy in the cockpit"

[@jestiferian609]

Thanks to 74Gear making this so much more informative and entertaining. Makes videos like this easier to understand!

[@genesiskravitz8621]

Bananza Pilot: “Hold short of 17, did you just call me a Banana?” Tower: “er...no sir, no sir, you did not hear that correctly” Pilot: “I heard it.”

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Genesis Kravitz you got two of the people who are saying it wrong

[@allesschwarz_liebe5871]

Genesis Kravitz lmfaooo I lost it!😂😂😂

[@chungwoonghuh6430]

Korean traditional pop song

[@bahhumbug2072]

She should have just rolled with it. Tower: Affirmative your new call-sign is Banana.

[@Weird04Life]

What time was it I can't find it anymore

[@HairyJuan]

2:20 "did you just call me a banana?" This really does sound like flight simulator.

[@billylauwda9178]

Welcome to steam edition

[@Narinjas]

If a plane is yellow with black rudder and nose then it is a banana do not @ me! XD (i know the name was close this time and not the visual)

[@lordofrims]

Airforceproud95?

[@kyndkristen]

“If you can under, over or around them you let me know.” Had me dying.

[@moviedude9589]

So comforting to know these are the people responsible for getting me up and down alive.

[@lukeskywalker82]

"What's the word on your gate?" "Trying to figure it out." LMAO I'M DEAD

[@edwardsferrazza9646]

“ can i fly over my house? its my last flight “

[@lizzaangelis3308]

Edward Sferrazza I think on the last flight they might forgive the pilot for confusing IAH with IAD

[@deborahhanna6640]

Was he gonna take a selfie?

[@livethefuture2492]

Oh...I just interpreted that as 'the pilot is going to crash the plane, and that this was his last flight'. And that he wanted to see his house one last time. Kind of reminds me of mh370...

[@xGenysis]

"Are you saying you have commitment issues sir?" Love that

[@fins59]

Very funny, best ATC/pilot video so far.

[@MrZylix-6]

6:28 Pilot: “We are a little committed to RWY 4R” Ground control: “Are you saying you have commitment issues?” *L. E. G. E. N. D. A. R. Y.*

[@euphoria_h1316]

DemolisherMK1 What does that mean? Would you mind telling me?

[@Koltary]

Jocelynn W basically nowadays people think of commitment in a relationship like committing to one person

[@tenvelli]

"No they lied to ya"

[@Apb23]

Pilot: I’m afraid we’re just a little bit committed to 4A. Tower: Are you saying that you have commitment issues, Sir? 😆

[@jeffcraig5462]

Great to know there are arguments going on. Nothing makes you feel secure like knowing pilot's and tower personnel are arguing.

[@SnaxDesAvions]

"No it's not, they lied to ya" hahaha

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Yea, kind of like how dry paper lies to ya in the bathroom. It's quick to jump to an opinion of you being clean, and that it is comfortable and doesn't feel like sand paper, when a moist wipe would definitely disagree with that opinion. 😁😁😁😁😁 Just a little "embarrassing facts of life" joke. Not that, that was what I was doing while watching this video or anything. 😣😥😣😅😊

[@SamuelKelemenC]

Is that Steve?

[@b3j8]

@@SamuelKelemenC Nope. Steve retired. Steve was tough but professional when required. And still could throw in some humor. This guy can just be obnoxious!

[@markhenley3097]

@@FredtheDorfDorfman1985 What are you talking about?

[@jyavant]

I feel like this entire video was passive-aggressiveness incarnate.

[@the_kombinator]

Well it can't possibly be active-aggressive now, can it?

[@Matticitt]

- did you just call me a banana? - no, sir you did not hear that correctly - ... I heard it! 😂

[@FAHRENHEIT451JL]

This has been morning coffe listen worthy. Freaking hilarious

[@MercenaryX21]

Oh my God, it's like watching an Air Force proud 95 video only with actual adults and pilots being like the kids in said videos.

[@joshuadavis862]

So fucking true lol

[@Ryan-sf8gb]

MercenaryX21 Is it weird that I thought the exact same thing lol especially the second one

[@SilverbackGorilla69]

"Please just shut up" lol

[@nathanfrazier8525]

Omg it's true!

[@c-dawg2145]

Best comment

[@flarehoodviperart2886]

“Are you saying you have commitment issues sir?” I DIED-

[@Megan_Fiorilla]

Lol me to! "That was a good one" "I can't believe he said that" 🤣🤣🤣 other pilots having a laugh to 🤣🤣

[@sda141]

Air traffic controllers have an intense job. Hats off to you!

[@VintageAntler]

"Yall just never think about safety do you?" I like the sass LOL

[@douglasmasters9051]

Can't read a doctor's handwriting, can't understand a damn word the pilot's saying.

[@Drunkledore]

every scrip I get from my doc I look at it and it's like the spaghetti writing middle easterns uses... how tf do the pharmacists just glance at know exactly what it says?

[@Goreuncle]

The funny thing is that doctor handwriting is bad pretty much everywhere in the world. Maybe this isn't limited to just doctors, but since they handwrite stuff more often than other professionals, people tend to notice it more... I don't know. As for pilots, I can understand them fine (provided radio noise is low)... ATCs, on the other hand, they focus too much on speed, so I can't understand a thing they say, which defeats the purpose. What's the point of having an ATC who can't be understood? It's an obstacle, not an asset (and if he/she has an attitude, even worse)

[@kuick6814]

Ashcandy yeah imagine doctors writing in that spaghetti language... WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE EAST

[@VenrezvonVyntari]

@@kuick6814 I think you misspelled 'terrorists'.

[@dmillk]

@@Goreuncle Think it has to do with the shear amount of notes and the speed at which they need to take them in med school.

[@ryanm.191]

‘Did you just call me a banana?’ ‘I heard it’ Lmao

[@dasharound4371]

🤣🤣🤣 Loved the "inaudible" subtitles when I could understand it perfectly fine. Aussie Aussie Aussie