Brawl in the cockpit between two Air France pilots.

[Holdit 551]

"Hello ATC I'm a passenger at the controls of the plane."

ATC: "Are you a hijacker?"

"No"

ATC: "OK stay calm, has there been a hijacking?"

"No"

ATC: "Did the pilots both have the fish?"

"No."

ATC: "What then?"

"They're having a punch-up back in first class..."

Edited August 29, 2022 by Holdit

[Ray Proudfoot 8,926]

Around 10-15 years ago I used to listen in to ATC chatter at Manchester. I live around 3 miles away and with a rooftop antenna hearing commas between Tower and aircraft was easy.

One incident sticks in my mind. An AF had been cleared to lineup and to be ready for an immediate departure. He was so slow to comply an inbound was instructed to go-around.

The Tower’s said to the AF crew... “that was down to you sir”.

I don’t recall his response. Is this type of thing fairly common or was I just “lucky” in hearing it?