At my airline we have ACARS, a datalink with the ground that we use to get various flight-related information. We also get text versions of weather and ATIS. The ATIS text is the same thing that the controllers program into the automated, synthesized-voice Drunken Dutchman recording that you also hear on VHF. Since the automated voice seems to struggle with the pronunciation of certain words and acronyms, the controllers have gotten adept at programming the text so the voice is more legible over the air. At Seattle then, the audible RNAV GPS becomes RNAV JEEPY ES on the ACARS printout.
The article compiles several humorous and memorable radio exchanges between pilots and air traffic controllers, highlighting wit and unique situations.
It showcases creative language used in aviation, from unusual waypoint names to controllers adapting text for automated voice systems (e.g., "RNAV JEEPY ES").
Pilots and controllers sometimes employ flexible and witty communication, offering colorful instructions like "follow the MD 80... It's that big, shiny thing" or granting the pilot "the whole sky."
Take a look at the Lakeland, FL (KLAL—Lakeland Linder Regional) RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9 approach.
To get to Lakeland, you must first find a BOMRR (hopefully on the ground) if arriving from the south or a GUUNR (hopefully without live ammo) if arriving from the north. Then go to ARSHW, then FLYEN to find Sun n Fun (SUNFN). Or backwards: SUNFN is a FLYEN ARSHW.
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