LISTEN: Testy Exchange Between Delta Pilot and Air Traffic Controller

A website that records and archives air traffic calls posted a testy call between a Delta pilot and an air traffic controller that got so snippy and gave off so much attitude, someone in the background actually had to say, “Settle down, Captain Happy.”

The pilot was supposed to take the plane to the “Mike” taxiway but apparently went to the “Lima” taxiway instead. When the air traffic controller noted this, the pilot said, “Hey, you know what, we’ll taxi out there any way we want unless you tell us to, I don’t like your attitude.”

The air traffic controller continued trying to explain the pilot made a mistake, but the pilot just scolded him for his attitude. He said, “I make a mistake every two to three minutes but my attitude is not like yours. We’re out on Mike and you didn’t tell us how to get there, so next time you can try doing that.”

It’s at that point that someone says, “Settle down, Captain Happy.”

Listen to the audio here (the exchange in question begins at the 1:50 mark):

[h/t LiveATC via WaPo]
[image via 360b/Shutterstock]

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