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Top 20 Transmissions Heard In The O'Hare Tracon.


01) N923: "Approach, how far                    12) "AmTran 726, sorry about
from the airport are we 'in minutes?"           that, Center thought you were a
    Approach: "Nine Two Three, the              Midway arrival. Just sit back, relax,         
faster you go, the quicker you'll get           and pass out some more cookies.               
here."                                          We'll get you to Milwaukee."                  

02) Approach: "American Two                     13) Airliner: "Approach, what's
Twenty, eneey, meeny, miney, mo, how            our sequence?"                               
do you hear my radio?"                              Approach: "Calling for the                
                                                 sequence I missed your callsign, but          
03) Approach:    "Wisconsin Three               if I find out what it is, you're last,"
Thirty-Five, caution wake turbulence,                                                         
there's Wisconsin Three-Forty-Five on           14)    "Sure you can have eight
the frequency."                                 miles behind the heavy, there'll be a            
                                                United Tri-jet between you and                
04) "I don't mind altitude separation           him."
as long as they're not on top of each                                                         
other."                                         15) Southwest 436: "Approach,
                                                Southwest 436, you want us to tum
05) Airliner: "We were told runway              right to 090?11
9 ... we'll take out the 14R approach               Approach: "No, I want your                
plate."                                         brother to turn. Just do it and don't        
    Approach: "Captain, you've got 60           argue."                                         
miles to take it out, have a ball."
                                                16) UAL 525: "Approach, United
06) Approach: "The traffic at nine              Five Two Five, what's this aircraft
o'clock's gonna do a little Linda               doing at my altitude?"                        
Ronstadt on you."                                   Approach: What makes you
    Airliner: "Linda Ronstadt? What's           think it's your altitude, Captain?"          
that?"                                                                                        
    Approach: "Well, sir, they're               17) Approach: "Delta 176, say
gonna 'Blue Bayou.                              speed."
                                                    Delta 176: "Approach, we                
07)    Airliner: "I can see the country         slowed it down to two-twenty. "
club down below, looks like a lot of                Approach: "Pick it back up to               
controllers out there!"                         two-fifty. This ain't Atlanta and                
    Approach: "Yes, sir, there are, and         them ain't grits on the ground."              
they're caddying for DC-10 drivers like                                                         
you.                                            18) Airliner: "Request runway 27
                                                right. "                                     
08)    "Zero Seven Kilo, you look like              Approach: "Unable."
you're established on the localizer and I           Airliner: "Approach, do you
don't know the names of any of the              know the wind at 6000 is 270 at
fixes, you're cleared for the ILS               50?"
approach. Call the tower."                          Approach: "Yeah, I do. If we
						could jack the airport up to 5500,
09) "Air Force Four Five, it                    you could have that runway.
appears your engine has ... oh,                 Expect 14 right."
disregard, I see you've already
ejected."

10)  Airliner: "The First Officer               19) Interphone: "Hey, O'Hare, you
says he's got you in sight."                     see the 7600 code flashing five
    Approach: "Roger, the First                  northwest of Gary?"
Officer's cleared for a visual                      O'Hare: "Yeah, I do, you guys  
approach runway 27 right, you                    talkin' to him?"  
continue on that 180 heading and
descend to 3000."

11)  Airliner: "Approach, what's                20) Airliner: "How far behind
the tower?"                                      traffic are we?"  
    Approach: "That's a big tall                    Approach: "Three miles."             
building with glass all around it,                  Airliner: "That doesn't look
but that's not important right now."             like three miles to us."
         					    Approach: "You're a mile-and-
						 a-half from him, he's a mile-and-a-	
 						 half from you, that's three miles."

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