Tower Talk, transcript
notes: "--" indicates unintelligible words in a sentence.
"-" indicates a short pause.
statements inside [] indicates editor's note. [?] indicates a guess on my part.
statements inside () refer to what's happening on the audio.
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[pilot]
524
[tower]
524 Dak To
[pilot]
524 reposition from north POL to LOC
[tower]
Roger, cleared direct to northside LOC
[pilot]
Roger four hundred
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, bikini 20
[tower]
20 Dak To
[pilot]
2 mile final for 10
[tower]
Roger 20, number 2 in traffic, continue approach, report one mile final.
[pilot]
Roger, and we will be --
[tower]
Roger, understand
[another pilot]
Dak To Cowboy 701
[tower]
701 Dak To
[pilot]
701 at POL, I'd like to reposition to northwest helipad
[tower]
Roger, cleared direct to LOC
[pilot]
zero one
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower alligator 516 is at the northwest revetments reposition VIP
[another pilot stepping in]
Dak To Tower -- 07
[tower]
-- cleared to approach the -- use, uh, caution for UH1 landing runway 10 this time.
[pilot]
Roger
[another pilot]
Ah, Dak To Tower -- 7 over your station, uh, request landing in --
[still another pilot]
Dak To Tower -- 07 -- northern LOC making left break to the west.
[tower]
Roger, uh, north departure -- cleared for takeoff.
[another pilot]
Dak To, uh, 376, uh, Jupiter for north POL.
[tower]
376 cleared direct to Jupiter pad stay well clear of the artillery in the -- north of tower.
[pilot]
76
[another pilot]
Dak To Falcon 87
[tower]
87 Dak To
[pilot]
87 hover from POL to re-arming area
[tower]
Roger, cleared to re-arm
[another pilot]
Dak To 527
[tower]
527 Dak To
[pilot]
527 POL closed traffic revetments north of, uh, west end.
[tower]
Roger, are you -- POL?
[pilot]
That's affirm, no, negative, north side.
[roger, make closed left traffic runway 10, report turning final for the active.
[pilot]
27 rog
[another pilot]
Dak To Cowboy 639
[tower]
six three niner, Dak To
[pilot]
639 is LOC for departure
[tower]
639 depart parallel runway 10 north side, cleared for takeoff.
[pilot]
639
(long pause)
[pilot]
Ah, Dak To Tower, 4047[?] unable to raise, raise you
[tower, faint?]
Dak To 53 point 7
(faint garbled voices)
[pilot]
Dak To Yellow 3
[tower]
Yellow 3 Dak To Tower
[pilot]
Yellow 3 is, uh, north POL reposition northwest revetment.
[tower]
Roger yellow 3, make closed left traffic runway 10, report turning base for the active.
[pilot]
ah, roger, out.
[27 pilot]
27 turning left base
[tower]
Roger cleared to land runway 10, cleared to northwest revetment.
[27 pilot]
thank you.
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, Bikini 20
[tower]
20 Dak To
[pilot]
uh, VIP pad to clear to north POL.
[tower]
20 roger you're cleared on the active, uh, hover down the active to the east of tower, turn left, cleared to northside POL. Use caution for UH1 landing runway 10.
[pilot]
Roger 20
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, Bikini Blue
[tower]
Bikini Blue Dak To
[pilot]
Bikini Blue to follow, ah, 20 out in front of --
[tower]
Roger, cleared to follow, use caution for UH1 landing.
[pilot]
uh, roger.
uh, Dak To, disregard.
[tower]
Roger.
[Ernie talking to another controller]
Hey, did you see that thing in the Stars and Stripes about, uh, Dak To?
[other controller]
Huh?
[Ernie]
Did you see that thing in the Stars and Stripes about Dak To? That -- [stepped on by voice on radio]
[voice on radio]
An Khe Karen 81
[other controller]
I got one but I ain't read it yet.
[Ernie]
Oh, that's kinda weird, you know, we gotta wait 'til about a week later or so before we find out about -- [stepped on by voice on radio]
[voice on radio]
Roger, An Khe Karen 81 request firing your area.
[Ernie]
Now we know why we've been so busy.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gater 207
[tower]
207 Dak To
[pilot]
207 about 2 to the south for landing, uh, north --
[tower]
roger 207 make right traffic parallel runway 10 north side before passing extended centerline to the west.
[pilot]
207
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower Alligator 522
[tower]
522 Dak To
[pilot]
522 is north POL for -- VIP [stepped on by Karen transmission]
[tower]
522 roger make closed left traffic runway 10 report turning base for the active.
[pilot]
22
[tower]
UH1 making closed left traffic for runway 10 cleared to land.
[UH1 pilot]
Roger, thank you. Yellow 3 roger.
[tower]
Roger Yellow 3, cleared to land.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gator 534 on the go to the east from the LOC
[tower]
Roger 534 east departure, cleared for takeoff.
[pilot]
Click Click [double-clicking the mic is the same as 'roger'] [click the mic means breaking squelch]
[Ernie calling to another controller]
Hey, Ennis, this man like to talk to you.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gator 207
[tower]
207 Dak To
[pilot]
207 crossing centerline, west this time.
[tower]
207 roger have you in sight cleared to land, uh, northside POL, correction LOC.
[pilot]
207
[voice on radio]
An Khe Karen 81. Roger would you say your firing one more time please. Roger -- 99.5. OK, thank you.
(faint voices near tower)
[Ernie]
Where? (here) Now? About 10 minutes.
[522 pilot]
Ah, Dak To Alligator 522 turn left base for VIP.
[tower]
522 have you in sight, cleared to land runway 10, cleared to VIP.
[pilot]
(breaks squelch) [same as click]
[tower to another pilot]
Roger have you in sight cleared to land.
[tower to yet another pilot]
609 Dak To
(tape ends)
"-" indicates a short pause.
statements inside [] indicates editor's note. [?] indicates a guess on my part.
statements inside () refer to what's happening on the audio.
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[pilot]
524
[tower]
524 Dak To
[pilot]
524 reposition from north POL to LOC
[tower]
Roger, cleared direct to northside LOC
[pilot]
Roger four hundred
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, bikini 20
[tower]
20 Dak To
[pilot]
2 mile final for 10
[tower]
Roger 20, number 2 in traffic, continue approach, report one mile final.
[pilot]
Roger, and we will be --
[tower]
Roger, understand
[another pilot]
Dak To Cowboy 701
[tower]
701 Dak To
[pilot]
701 at POL, I'd like to reposition to northwest helipad
[tower]
Roger, cleared direct to LOC
[pilot]
zero one
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower alligator 516 is at the northwest revetments reposition VIP
[another pilot stepping in]
Dak To Tower -- 07
[tower]
-- cleared to approach the -- use, uh, caution for UH1 landing runway 10 this time.
[pilot]
Roger
[another pilot]
Ah, Dak To Tower -- 7 over your station, uh, request landing in --
[still another pilot]
Dak To Tower -- 07 -- northern LOC making left break to the west.
[tower]
Roger, uh, north departure -- cleared for takeoff.
[another pilot]
Dak To, uh, 376, uh, Jupiter for north POL.
[tower]
376 cleared direct to Jupiter pad stay well clear of the artillery in the -- north of tower.
[pilot]
76
[another pilot]
Dak To Falcon 87
[tower]
87 Dak To
[pilot]
87 hover from POL to re-arming area
[tower]
Roger, cleared to re-arm
[another pilot]
Dak To 527
[tower]
527 Dak To
[pilot]
527 POL closed traffic revetments north of, uh, west end.
[tower]
Roger, are you -- POL?
[pilot]
That's affirm, no, negative, north side.
[roger, make closed left traffic runway 10, report turning final for the active.
[pilot]
27 rog
[another pilot]
Dak To Cowboy 639
[tower]
six three niner, Dak To
[pilot]
639 is LOC for departure
[tower]
639 depart parallel runway 10 north side, cleared for takeoff.
[pilot]
639
(long pause)
[pilot]
Ah, Dak To Tower, 4047[?] unable to raise, raise you
[tower, faint?]
Dak To 53 point 7
(faint garbled voices)
[pilot]
Dak To Yellow 3
[tower]
Yellow 3 Dak To Tower
[pilot]
Yellow 3 is, uh, north POL reposition northwest revetment.
[tower]
Roger yellow 3, make closed left traffic runway 10, report turning base for the active.
[pilot]
ah, roger, out.
[27 pilot]
27 turning left base
[tower]
Roger cleared to land runway 10, cleared to northwest revetment.
[27 pilot]
thank you.
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, Bikini 20
[tower]
20 Dak To
[pilot]
uh, VIP pad to clear to north POL.
[tower]
20 roger you're cleared on the active, uh, hover down the active to the east of tower, turn left, cleared to northside POL. Use caution for UH1 landing runway 10.
[pilot]
Roger 20
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower, Bikini Blue
[tower]
Bikini Blue Dak To
[pilot]
Bikini Blue to follow, ah, 20 out in front of --
[tower]
Roger, cleared to follow, use caution for UH1 landing.
[pilot]
uh, roger.
uh, Dak To, disregard.
[tower]
Roger.
[Ernie talking to another controller]
Hey, did you see that thing in the Stars and Stripes about, uh, Dak To?
[other controller]
Huh?
[Ernie]
Did you see that thing in the Stars and Stripes about Dak To? That -- [stepped on by voice on radio]
[voice on radio]
An Khe Karen 81
[other controller]
I got one but I ain't read it yet.
[Ernie]
Oh, that's kinda weird, you know, we gotta wait 'til about a week later or so before we find out about -- [stepped on by voice on radio]
[voice on radio]
Roger, An Khe Karen 81 request firing your area.
[Ernie]
Now we know why we've been so busy.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gater 207
[tower]
207 Dak To
[pilot]
207 about 2 to the south for landing, uh, north --
[tower]
roger 207 make right traffic parallel runway 10 north side before passing extended centerline to the west.
[pilot]
207
[another pilot]
Dak To Tower Alligator 522
[tower]
522 Dak To
[pilot]
522 is north POL for -- VIP [stepped on by Karen transmission]
[tower]
522 roger make closed left traffic runway 10 report turning base for the active.
[pilot]
22
[tower]
UH1 making closed left traffic for runway 10 cleared to land.
[UH1 pilot]
Roger, thank you. Yellow 3 roger.
[tower]
Roger Yellow 3, cleared to land.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gator 534 on the go to the east from the LOC
[tower]
Roger 534 east departure, cleared for takeoff.
[pilot]
Click Click [double-clicking the mic is the same as 'roger'] [click the mic means breaking squelch]
[Ernie calling to another controller]
Hey, Ennis, this man like to talk to you.
[another pilot]
Dak To 'gator 207
[tower]
207 Dak To
[pilot]
207 crossing centerline, west this time.
[tower]
207 roger have you in sight cleared to land, uh, northside POL, correction LOC.
[pilot]
207
[voice on radio]
An Khe Karen 81. Roger would you say your firing one more time please. Roger -- 99.5. OK, thank you.
(faint voices near tower)
[Ernie]
Where? (here) Now? About 10 minutes.
[522 pilot]
Ah, Dak To Alligator 522 turn left base for VIP.
[tower]
522 have you in sight, cleared to land runway 10, cleared to VIP.
[pilot]
(breaks squelch) [same as click]
[tower to another pilot]
Roger have you in sight cleared to land.
[tower to yet another pilot]
609 Dak To
(tape ends)