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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
we were making our way up the cost and Corpus
Christi calls with "30L, verify straight and level at 3000 feet." Yep, without even thinking I keyed the mike and replied "30L Roger Roger Roger" Shouldn't it have been "affirmative, affirmative, affirmative, 30L" or "Wilco, Wilco, Wilco, 30L"? |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
"Doug" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old thought the guy in the tower is NAMED Roger :-) (Probably has something to do with the fact thats what I told her). She has since grown up not believing everything I tell her. Which is a piece of parenting ALL of us should duplicate. |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
"Doug" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old thought the guy in the tower is NAMED Roger :-) (Probably has something to do with the fact thats what I told her). She has since grown up not believing everything I tell her. Which is a piece of parenting ALL of us should duplicate. What? Lieing to your kids? George Patterson Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor. It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him. |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
In article , Jim Logajan writes:
There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: They had some good ones, but left out the biggest one - a godzillion. Named after the giant lizard, a godzillion is the biggest possible number - if you add one to it, it reaches a critical mass, and explodes into a bunch of smaller numbers. Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR COntrl-G Consultants |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
On 20 Oct 2005 06:44:01 -0700, "150flivver"
wrote: we were making our way up the cost and Corpus Christi calls with "30L, verify straight and level at 3000 feet." Yep, without even thinking I keyed the mike and replied "30L Roger Roger Roger" Shouldn't it have been "affirmative, affirmative, affirmative, 30L" or "Wilco, Wilco, Wilco, 30L"? Well it definitely shouldn't have been "Wilco" since I wasn't telling him I "Will comply" with anything! Yes, my typical response would have been "Affirmative, 30L" or more likely "Affirmative, 30L straight and level at 3000" But I had been playing in Mexico for too long, and for some reason they used "Roger" a lot. And they pronounced it more like "Royer", except there was a slightly different sound than a Y in there. It just wasn't a G like we would say it. So, when in Rome... And when I got back, I just did it without thinking that one time. "Royer, royer, royer" said with a very jovial voice. I'm sure the Corpus Christi controller thought we had been smoking or drinking something. In fact, just before I departed his airspace he asked me where 30L was based. He wanted to know specifically which airport. I told him, but never asked why he wanted to know, and I wasn't met by anyone when I got home. Who knows what that was for? Bill Strahan ------------ Find a new reason to fly www.adventurepilot.com ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
"George Patterson" wrote in message news:6BN5f.26111$p_.21635@trndny05... Gig 601XL Builder wrote: "Doug" wrote in message oups.com... My 6 year old thought the guy in the tower is NAMED Roger :-) (Probably has something to do with the fact thats what I told her). She has since grown up not believing everything I tell her. Which is a piece of parenting ALL of us should duplicate. What? Lieing to your kids? If that's what it takes to make them not to believe everything you say is gospel. Think of it this way. Do you want Skylune's or ZZZZooms children to think for the rest of their lives that every thing their father tell them is true? |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:17:16 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in gTE5f.497537$xm3.148457@attbi_s21:: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times, I just couldn't seem to get the words out straight! After flying a Piper for years, see what happens when you find yourself flying a Cessna for the first time. |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:39:23 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote: "Jay Beckman" wrote: "Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Dang, you wouldn't think such a minor thing would be so hard to change, but after saying it one way 5.6 zillion-billion times Wow, that's a lot of takeoffs/landing...you must have a gazillion hours logged by now...and you were saying I'm flying a lot lately? :-) Jack, If I've told you once I've told you a billion times: DON'T EXAGERATE!! ;O) There is a wonderful website where umpteen definitions of indeterminate numbers are provided. The URL is: http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/numbers.html Here are some examples: "eleventeen I'm not sure how large this number is, but I'm pretty sure it is between 11 and 21 inclusive. Nominally used to mean any absurd use of a specific number. e.g. "I had to enter a product activation code of 'A ampersand g g L P 7 eleventeen something...'" umpteen This number is relatively small (usually under 30). It is used in conjunction with a specific task (or task iteration). e.g. "I told you for the umpteenth time - 'No swimming with the sharks!'" zillion Any incomprehensibly large number. For a five-year-old $100 is about equal to "a zillion dollars". For an average adult, this number is certainly greater than 100,000... but it depends on context. e.g. "That company charges zillions if you want them to consult." bazillion More than a zillion... possibly as small as 2 zillion. (can also be spelled bizillion or bahzillion [rare].)" (And so on - the web site has oodles more.) Here in Texas, you hear the term "buttload" a lot. As in "I've got a buttload of things to do today." I sometimes joke that I know how big a buttload is: It's 128 gallons. No one gets it, but the old English system of gallons, bushels, barrels, etc. had "butt" in there as 128 gallons, so it must be equivalent to a buttload. I wonder if it originated with "boatload" and got *******ized to "buttload" Bill Strahan ------------ Find a new reason to fly www.adventurepilot.com ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Bill wrote:
In fact, just before I departed his airspace he asked me where 30L was based. He wanted to know specifically which airport. I told him, but never asked why he wanted to know, and I wasn't met by anyone when I got home. Who knows what that was for? I wish they'd explain questions like that. Recently, when I returned to my home airport after being gone for about 1.5 hrs, Ground control asked us what time we had taxied out earlier that morning. Never explained why either. ?? |
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Tried to Call it "Runway 7" today...
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
If that's what it takes to make them not to believe everything you say is gospel. Think of it this way. Do you want Skylune's or ZZZZooms children to think for the rest of their lives that every thing their father tell them is true? Point and match. George Patterson Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor. It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him. |
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