Air Traffic Control transmission

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Heard on the radio at Air Traffic Control as flights were landing in St. Louis:

 STL approach: “United XXX best forward speed to the marker, you’re number one.”Airplane

 United XXX (male): “Roger, balls to the wall.”

 STL approach: “American XXXX, you’re number two behind a 737, follow him, cleared visual, best forward speed.”

 American XXXX (female): “Well I can’t do balls to the wall but I can go wide open.”

 -Radio silence-

 Unknown Pilot (male): “Is American hiring?”

Thanks Gene

Update:  Ben sends in these links to more funny Air Traffic Control conversations.

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3 thoughts on “Air Traffic Control transmission”

  1. There is way more funny air traffic controller humor around.. Some makes you laugh out loud. I will see if i can find it, and then send the link to b&p 🙂

  3. ‘balls to the wall’
    –To push to the limit, go all out, full speed.
    Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles.
    In fact it is from fighter planes. The “balls” are knobs atop the plane’s throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle.

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