What are some of the funniest controller stories you have experience?

TSgt Melissa Post — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:06:58 -0400

What are some of the funniest things that you or flow controllers around you have done by accident?

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 29 at 2015 10:09 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:09:14 -0400

If you include water flow, there have been many usually involving toilets with sometimes explosive results TSgt Melissa Post :-)

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 29 at 2015 10:44 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:44:04 -0400

What kind of controllers do you have in mind?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 30 at 2015 10:27 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 10:27:57 -0400

Well, once when I was stationed at Ft Irwin, we had this comedian come and perform a show. He was starting a skit where he was poking fun at the MOS's in the Army (and some of them were damn funny), and so he started asking people what other MOS's are there in the crowd. This one young lady, sitting not too far away from my and my (now ex) wife, and she jumps up and says "FLIGHT CONTROLLER...I TELL OFFICERS WHERE TO GO!" And without skipping a beat, the comedian responds with..."And you probably tell Officers where to come, too." The young lady immediately turned red, covered her mouth to keep her beer from spewing, and ran out the door. I laughed pretty good.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Aug 30 at 2015 1:16 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:16:09 -0400

We had some AF expeditionary controllers setting up on Tinian. I was in on the first Big Green Garbage Machine flight in. Well the controllers were pissed. They got on the HF and were chewing out somebody. I figured it out when the first thing off the second flight in was an ice maker. Typical.