VATSIM Pilot Throws Hissy Fit Over Callsign During Event

[@theflyinggasmask]

"Talking to someone that works for the airlines for a living" Bet the guy's a janitor at a regional airport.

[@Banshee365]

RJ trash unprofessional idiot.

[@naltron]

Haha, he does sound like a kid. I don't think any real airline pilot would brag about it on a virtual network, but hey, who knows?

[@BichaelStevens]

He was a janitor, she was an ATC operator at JFK international, can I make it any more obvious?

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

737 likes, someone else will need to like.

[@googleisshittoss]

I suspect most people on VATSIM are Janitors

[@Crayton2008]

Guy says that he doesnt need to take it out on the next person...yet continues to take it out on the next 2 frequencies...

[@FlapsUpSimulations]

😂

[@scottberenyi2985]

Big fish little pond syndrome. Look at me I’m a 13 year airline industry guy. You all need to know I’m possibly a real pilot. Well I am sure there are many real world airline folks playing on VATSIM. The mature and seasoned ones are out to have fun and don’t need to hunt for accolades

[@dcoraviation]

I like how sarcastic the last controller is 🤣. "Sorry you had that experience.... on a virtual network."

[@HarlockG]

Totally. That was a nice punch line.

[@weesgaming7021]

The dry delivery of that line was pure gold.

[@zekejethro]

@@weesgaming7021 The dry delivery of that entire interaction was pure gold 😂

[@tparaiso601]

This "12 year VATSIM professional" vs Howard Snider in JAX or Evan/Don in Boston would be VATSIM gold

[@captaincarl2079]

@@tparaiso601 oh Howard would take his soul

[@auscaliber1]

bro apologised instantly then like 3 more times and the guy just will not let go, what a twit. thats how you end up in a fistfight irl

[@BarkerVancity]

ppl like that are mice irl, hes just a keyboard warrior

[@thehunterstruck]

Or grounded.

[@kai325d3]

It's how you get a number to copy and call

[@CajunJosh]

12 years experience.... How dare he be treated that way. He's got real experience don't ya know.

[@almuric1baggins337]

Nearly a REAL pilot with that many years under his belt! Kiddies playing games taking themselves sooo seriously LOL

[@van-dap]

His father owns the airlines, ya know... /s

[@LunnarisLP]

@@almuric1baggins337 and after all he is making a living working for airlines lmao.. I wonder what his job is. Given how he acted I'd hope its a cashier in a duty free shop or sth and nothing relevant..

[@Dug797]

Didnt hear much attitude coming from the controller.

[@edilclyde]

Because there was none

[@DanielSilva-gc4xz]

He was confunding his own attitude with the controler's lmao.

[@PerthHunter]

‘We’re not all incompentent…’ - Checks in with heading like that helps a controller - Repeats entire transmission when asked for callsign only - Gets cleared to FL110 and immediately questions the clearance

[@krazyeye5147]

very good points lol

[@St8ks]

it’s not uncommon to tell a new controller what heading you are on

[@PerthHunter]

@@St8ks doesn't make it correct

[@brianbeach3024]

@@St8ksespecially if it is not specifically listed on a chart… 100% useful as a reminder

[@zestipesti4617]

@@St8ks fr, flying ifr after taking off and switching frequencies, giving your current heading to approach/departure is good (especially if the departure airport atc told you when you were cleared for take off to fly a specific heading) --> runway 09 cleared for takeoff heading 160 --> frequency change approved cya! --> approach, "callsign", 1100 climbing 3000, heading 160

[@MAINFRAMELaboratories]

he didn't seem to notice he was being mocked at the end there

[@FlightSimFails]

I'm glad someone else noticed this

[@joshwilliams8863]

Narcissists are strangely immune to mocking, or at least the sarcasm behind it.

[@emmy87397db]

He would need intellect of some form for it not to go over his head. As we know the result, it's obvious where he lies here.

[@bluemoppy1]

"Well, I apologise, for your experience, on a virtual network" cold but right.

[@quintesy1949]

That pilot is an ego freak

[@jackeuston6636]

Not a pilot

[@josephhaas7413]

Worst part, is that it’s just on a flight sim. And then there’s a stress factor for that one pilot with landing on the wrong runway in a sim? Try doing a gusty crosswind landing with turbulence aloft while getting airsick where lives and property are on the line, even in a training airplane. I’m not even trying to one-up anybody here. That’s just what happened to me IRL

[@LunnarisLP]

@@josephhaas7413 Frankfurt Airport ATIS literally has a remark all the time to not mistake a taxiway and a runway when flying visual approaches. These things happen even to real pilots, so naturally they can happen to untrained amateurs who fly a plane alone that is designed for two people lol.

[@hotmojoe2483]

“I apologize for your experience on the virtual network” is the best “calm down buddy” I think he could’ve delivered

[@daver7465]

ATC should have given him a number to call. Like a pizza place or something.

[@StratocastRS]

thats good man lol

[@GarethDrummerboy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@GarethDrummerboy]

Men's theropy hotline...

[@roberthindle5146]

Do controllers ever give out phone numbers for possible pilot deviations on VATSIM? It's not really an authentic simulator otherwise.

[@deemo5245]

Ha! An adult chat number

[@Daimo83]

"12 years on vatsim" doesn't have the status you think it does. Go tell a girl at a bar.

[@HomesickforAlaska]

Reminds me of Bill Engval's joke about a guy's pickup line at a bar being that he's a "Professional Bigfoot Hunter" ya know he's single.

[@sneakprev1984]

It's kind of like "I'm a model on instagram"

[@jeff90210]

As a vatsim controller myself, I would've handled this situation a lot worse than this controller. He sure is patient.

[@adammckenzie6074]

You sir need a fucking life. Its a sim

[@jaycee330]

Yeah, should have been booted.

[@musicalaviator]

1:39 Ten twelve years on vatsim 4468, line up and wait. Then use that as his call sign for the rest of his time on frequency. For the memes.

[@darkstar9008]

that would have been fucking gold

[@Mujiboy]

Bahahaha

[@hiverlaurant6834]

4468 never got punched IRL for speaking too much the guy already apologizing

[@kinnymonster]

WTF? He blew up over that? I didn't hear anything negative in the contrlollers tone. That pilot was having a bad day & was lookin for any way to vent.

[@windshearahead7012]

That’s hilarious. He thinks having 12 years on a pc game is anything special

[@edilclyde]

Hey man! How dare you? His mom is very proud of him! She has been bringing him food in the basement for 12 years! Give this man some respect.

[@HomesickforAlaska]

So since I have played every single MSFS since inception in 1982 (yes I'm OLD) that must make me something like Obi wan or Royalty to him, since years experience seems to be relevant somehow.

[@jhanks2012]

These guys are in their mom's basements taking it more seriously than the IRL pilots above them 🤣🤣

[@Account4096]

I know right?? I remember one incident (real-life) where I unknowingly took off IFR without a release and SoCal APP wasn't terribly impressed. But boy, he kept his cool despite how busy he must have been. I apologized, no phone numbers were exchanged, I learned an important lesson.

[@Nevan_Nedall]

"I've never been talked to like that" bro just asked you what your callsign was calm the fuck down bro, lmao

[@LordRubberDucky312]

VATSIM is to aviation what airsoft is to military combat

[@paulbooyalolol6501]

Duck

[@n8033fox]

“Works for the airlines as a living…” As a baggage loader?

[@FlightSimFails]

Apparently he is a real world pilot as well.

[@n8033fox]

@@FlightSimFails Yes, he is. And that’s what makes the whole thing even worse. I’d expect better professionalism from an ATP. I love VATSIM, but if he’s looking for 100 percent professionalism all of the time, he needs to go over to Pilot Edge and even then, he will encounter some mishaps.

[@aviation_nut]

No, I've heard this guy before IRL. His name is Captain Happy.

[@TheFirstConcorde]

@@FlightSimFailsThen he absolutely should know better and be able to conduct himself like a professional

[@Lovesomechicken]

He's definitely not a pilot. I can promise you that. I've know this cat for almost a decade 😂

[@cochrancd]

"Doesnt need to take it out on other people" - while taking it out on the next controller.

[@SpidaMez]

even funnier how 757 spy has zero reaction to the argument

[@88keysLA]

Imagine volunteering your time just to deal with this Karen

[@michaelderkacz5526]

The fact these people can't grasp how goofy they sound... It's astounding.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

If I'd been that controller I'd done some roleplaying and told him that I had a number for him to write down...

[@MuscleMan38K]

The controller was not even yelling at him or being rude. This guy is delusional and he works for an airline. That's very concerning.

[@AvgeekRPLL]

Dont worry hes prob just the one that throws the bags into across the cargo compartment

[@MrShroominkid]

Controllers may sound like they're pushing instructions and nay sound a bit "angry" when it's busy. I don't see much of an attitude here, some stress but definitely no attitude. Controller kept his calm and didn't argue, pilot just wanted a fight. IRL it'd be a pilot deviation

[@Simpelll]

I`m a vatsim controller as well(S2, doing the S3 training). I didn`t hear any attitude over there. That pilot is delusional.

[@braydenshellhammer6686]

The "On a Virtual Network.." really killed him ahahah😂😂

[@beeline717171]

That "pilot" was a fookin baby

[@MartinWenzelYT]

I trying to find where he got YELLED at. Sounded like an innocent clarification.

[@ziepex7009]

atc didnt even have much attitude lol pilots just a loser

[@kimura317]

"Lindbergh, please advise when you are ready to copy a phone number"

[@ZatoFliesYT]

What he could have also Done Was also Put in the Remarks His Callsign With "CALLSIGN LINDBERGH" Which would help ATC A lot. especially if they don't know And 12 Years on vatsim, He should know this by now.

[@Engineer6418]

I love it. Keep these coming! I am just learning the ropes on VATSIM and there have been a few times now where I was being treated badly because someone was taking things waaaay to serious. One time where i actually debated not coming back. The hobby will die if you run everyone off by having bad attitudes.

[@HomesickforAlaska]

Yup exactly why I avoid VATSIM or really anything multiplayer online.

[@doltBmB]

some people don't seem to realize they're just volunteers, cut them a break lol

[@320ifly]

This guy will be easy to spot if he goes to the flight sim convention in Vegas. Just look for someone wearing unwashed sweatpants and ASICS. 😂

[@timoofi]

2:19 “I’m sorry last aircraft calling say call sign” I imagine the two controllers discussing on the backend how the pilot had a hissy about the call sign and this was a clever attempt of riling him up again

[@TriFlyAdventures]

"we aren't all incompetent" ATC "climb and maintain 11,000" Pilot "you want me to go to 8,000?"

[@clickbaitpolice1750]

Would’ve been funny if the controller said: Possible pilot deviation I have a number for you to call.

[@klunt40]

this is like in young sheldon when the professors got mad at each other

[@geebsinside514]

i'd bet the farm this guys "career in the airlines" is a sim instructor

[@Synystr7]

This happens in airsoft and milsim too because some people form their whole identity around it because they were never good enough to do it in real life. You'll never see real pilots, real ATC, real soldiers acting the way the try hards act because why would you want to ruin your time away from work with tedious BS like "you got my callsign wrong".

[@deepposeidon289]

😂 But you do... have you never seen it? ATC and pilots scrap all the time.

[@JFirn86Q]

"Yikes, well, I apologize for your experience... on the... virtual network" ROFL, well done last controller.

[@stephenjones8928]

Never heard of the call sign "Lindbergh". Glad I am not a controller.

[@VictorWasa]

"I don't appreciate the attitude!"... He says with an attitude.

[@JayRope83]

I remember when VATSIM was a extremely professional, helpful, and a support community. Some of us who have been around for 20+ years and don't try to flex like that. *shrugs*

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

VATSIM stopped being fun around 2010. There were a lot of us leaving around that time. Now it is full of egos and paperwork, as if it makes it any more real. LOL

[@thecloutpilot3591]

TWELVE YEARS ON VATSIM!

[@hmbpnz]

I've got that clown by another 12 years, and I've never been a dick to the controllers...

[@Movinfast]

“Erhm, not everyone is incompetent in a simulator ☝️🤓”

[@MyEmpire91]

lol, those kids act like they are real pilots/atc and getting mad about it. Lmfao

[@SimWithDon]

I didn't think the controller was out of line. He's dang lucky Airforceproud95 wasn't his controller! 😂

[@GG_Booboo]

I was waiting to hear the part where the controller was rude!

[@as-guardianangel9360]

Sounds like Kennedy Steve needed to pay him a visit

[@darkstar9008]

lindberg 4468 is just upset his wife is with her boyfriend while he plays vatsim

[@jacobthecool3000]

"12 years on VATSIM" as if that's an achievement

[@quazz79]

I guess that was the vatsim version of "Do you know who I am??"

[@gord1011]

They are volunteers... give them a break.

[@ayrshire1418]

guarantee the guy isn't an actually pilot. He might just work at the airport in the poop truck.

[@AvgeekRPLL]

Or might be those people who just throw the bags 10 miles into the aircraft

[@genericcommenter2676]

I find it impressive the controller remained professional. Ironically, It adds to the realism because things like this do happen in the real world too.

[@BiBh375]

"I work for the airlines" probably shouldn't...

[@kevinklassen4328]

This is a classic example of the psychiatric defense mechanism of projection.

[@shaanfliesplanes]

It’s a simulator 😂😂😂😂

[@Admistt]

what a nice controller. if i was him i wouldve told him to stop talking and keep the communications relevant to the frequency. this guy just wouldnt let go.

[@flying_boomerang]

"You don't need to take it out on other people man"... *Takes it out on other people.

[@jay-rus4437]

I tried vatsim once, and havent been back. I have real world flight experience out of international air space, only mention to give reference. I posted that it was my first time on vatsim, but when I requested for IFR clearance the controller said it was posted electronically. I asked where that was, and he got super mouthy and belittling about it. That was a year ago and I havent been back since. I fly with AI atc now.

[@Speedy_Cockroach]

Wow, that's the most embarrassing thing I've ever heard. The dude watched too many "viral" videos of real pilots getting arsey with controllers and went, 'yep, I'm going to pretend to get annoyed on VATSIM and act like one of those pilots I've heard on KZbin'. That's unreal there is someone out there like that. Wow.

[@Sanuske4]

This is sad. I understand getting 'serious' about this stuff. I flew a fair amount of VATSIM myself and have done lots of DCS as well and while it is fun to get serious about it this crap is not real life and not worth getting all upset over. People need to keep it in check.

[@caprica_13]

heard zero attitude from that controller, the "pilot" however needs to go touch some grass

[@dma8yt]

is it just me, or was the pilot giving the attitude, not the controller

[@guyrandom1]

Dude thinks hes in a VAS aviation video what a prick

[@TheSaint0358]

please upload more

[@JerryLaw]

Ah this is why I don’t miss been the controller on vatsim especially in the big event

[@DesertDweller1776]

"I have a number for you to call"

[@gregorybentley5707]

I wish this channel would have kept going

[@FlightSimFails]

I didn't expect this video to blow up. Might turn it into the VAS Aviation of VATSIM 😂😂😂

[@StaYUTI420]

"12 years on Vatsim and I've never had anyone talk to me like this!", I think that guy was conflating years with minutes, bc all I can think is he must be new here.

[@JAYYVOO]

Brings some realism into VATSIM! Love it. Pilots and ATC get snappy at each other in the real world too.

[@hmbpnz]

I've got Captain Happy Assmunch by another 12 years, and I've never been a dick to the controllers...

[@glenn3379]

"12 years on vatsim, I work for the airlines for a living". A pilot would not say that!

[@teilanittv]

If he talks to virtual ATC like that, promise he talks to actual ATC like that. I would have asked him to take down a number and see how he responded to that, would have been hilarious.

[@max2themax]

Shit's so funny... an adult man having a hissy fit over his ego being slightly bruised (by himself) in a game.

[@Jigsaw407]

That was the equivalent of asking "Do you know who I am?" Well ... no one cares buddy, it's all still play pretend so don't act like a little princess.

[@spitfirepaintball16]

The south park wow guy is a perfect representation of this guy complaining about attitude. What a goober 😂

[@jackw9027]

Honestly I'd love him to see this video.. then again he still wouldn't see a issue with her own attitude

[@flyjarrett]

A great joining of forces by geeks and nerds.

[@navylandsub]

Should have been .wallop'd for clogging up the frequency during an event. The controller gave 0 attitude about the callsign, he was just trying to clarify it.

[@jasonjada2259]

They won’t ban that guy but they ban v1 for not having a real name.

[@Plupx]

vatism is ran by a bunch of dumb fucks

[@Bisonrulz16]

I mean, I went to sign up for VATSIM, putting your real name is literally condition 1 for making an account...

[@Dr_Sauerkraut]

That's a huge red flag for me, because everyone in the network can see your real name. From my experience, some people take Vatsim way too serious (or take the anger out on you like the guy in the video), so why would I dox myself and give them my real name?

[@Plupx]

@@Bisonrulz16 not anymore.

[@Bisonrulz16]

@@Plupx "Before completing your registration please read the following: You MUST use your full and correct first and last name. If you are unwilling to do this, you may not register for VATSIM membership."

[@x808drifter]

Would have legit gave him a number to call. The number to a FAA office near the field/airport. You want realism? Here ya go.

[@wizalski]

Go Jet pilot is the type of person on VATSIM who clearly wants to pick a fight with controllers because they think they know it all just because they are a controller or have prior real-world experience. This Go Jet pilot violated A1 rule in a lot of different ways and if I was the controller, I'd wallop and use this video as evidence so some sort of investigation could happen. The controller on the other hand, did a terrible job pointing out that the Envoy landed on the incorrect runway. Basically he said "you landed on the wrong runway, never do that ever again." That type of tone he used and the wording can be taken as rude and unprofessional which could potentially be an A1 violation. Instead he could use the "it appears you have done this, please do this." phraseology. ex: "N12345 it appears you've entered LAX class B airspace, please exit immediately." in a more professional and safe tone. A lot of bad VATSIMisms happening here and this is why the quality of VATSIM can sometimes be questionable.

[@bowser515]

At least he didn't go on and on about his minor inconvenience. What a douche.

[@bp2352]

The guys so serious. I bet he gets fake air sickness too.

[@Itsoktobenice]

Medical checkup due?

[@zbee-nah-lah]

surprised that ain’t in a DCS lobby

[@whaledriver5457]

"Talking to someone that works for the airlines for a living" Holy crap!! I also fly for the airlines and this guy is a total tool! Can you imagine getting paired with a guy like that? That would be a miserable trip!

[@andybrockbank3027]

I would have ignored his transmissions then told him ATC services terminated and to go to Unicom.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

LOL dude literally apologized right away. f*ck that pilot

[@HomesickforAlaska]

And this is why I avoid ALL THINGS "ONLINE MULTI PLAYER."

[@justinp910]

I knew we were dealing with a professional when I heard that he "works for the airlines" which translates to "definitely not a pilot." What a loser.

[@ThumbDr]

Man tell me you’re a virgin without telling me you’re a virgin 😂