Interesting ATC Communications

[Areeda]

In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air DefenseRadar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranianairspace.

The following conversation was heard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz.

Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'


Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'


Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'


Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait.'


Air Defense Radar: (total silence)

 

[Pi1otguy]

I know it's semantics but it has always bugged me. How do you know *you* are the unknown or unidentified aircraft?

 

[Areeda]

I know it's semantics but it has always bugged me. How do you know *you* are the unknown or unidentified aircraft?

When I've heard those transmissions for real they are more precise on position and include altitude and direction flying.

Joe

 

[timrj]

That's total BS.

 

[Dart]

That's total BS.

Yeah, but it is funny!

 

[Richard]

That's total BS.

Total? As in, there is zero element of truth in that? Since you apparently were there, how did it really go?

 

[Areeda]

That's total BS.

Oh I thought about posting it in the joke thread, but what the heck it made me laugh.

 

[NBPD336]

I find it plausible that is probably why I found it funny.