On The Air: April 2010

My wife and I were on final to Runway 16 at my home airport, Pickens County, Ga., when another airplane taxied onto the runway without communicating on the radio. With country-western music on the XM, I went missed and politely suggested over the radio that the offending pilot might use his radio, too.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2015 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The article presents a collection of humorous anecdotes showcasing the lighter side of pilot and air traffic control (ATC) radio communications.
Stories highlight amusing misunderstandings, witty remarks, and unexpected interactions, from expedited clearances to pilots' slips of the tongue.
Even automated airport information systems (ATIS) can deliver unintentionally humorous summaries of airport conditions.

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My wife and I were on final to Runway 16 at my home airport, Pickens County, Ga., when another airplane taxied onto the runway without communicating on the radio.With country-western music on the XM, I went missed and politely suggested over the radio that the offending pilot might use his radio, too.

While there was never any danger, my wife, who is not a country-western music lover, remarked, “Please don’t let me die with country-western music playing.”