AIR TRAFFIC OUT-OF-CONTROL
During taxi, the crew of a US Air departure flight
to Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose
to nose with a United 727. The irate ground controller
(a female) lashed out at the US Air crew screaming "
US Air 2771, where are you going? I told you to turn
right on 'Charlie' taxi way; you turned right on
'Delta.' Stop right there. I know it's difficult to
tell the difference between C's and D's but get it
right."
Continuing her lashing to the embarrassed crew, she
was now shouting hysterically, "God, you've screwed
everything up; it'll take forever to sort this out.
You stay right there, and don't move until I tell
you to. You can expect progressive taxi instructions
in about a half hour and I want you to go exactly
where I tell you, when I tell you and how I tell you.
You got that, US Air 2771?"
Naturally, the "ground control" frequency went
terribly silent until an unknown male pilot broke
the silence and asked, "Wasn't I married to you
once?"
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