ARN851: 'Halifax Terminal, Nova 851 with you out of 13,000
for 10,000, requesting runway 15.'
Halifax Terminal (female): 'Nova 851 Halifax, the last time I
gave a pilot what he wanted I was on penicillin for three weeks.
Expect runway 06.'
Although that first one was a joke, the following is real.
Norman OK is home to The University of Oklahoma and the "Sooners". It is also home to several flight training schools, including the college's own. There are a lot of student pilots, and many of them are foreign nationals. Some have limited understanding of the English language.
I personally heard this on the radio while flying in the OKC area:
Student Pilot: Cessna 5512 Mike is inbound for landing.
Tower: Cessna 5512 Mike, are you the Skymaster*?
Student Pilot: My instructor says I am good, but I do not think I am sky master yet.
Tower: Umm.... Cessna 5512 Mike, enter downwind for runway three.
Cessna Skymaster:
