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Offline bcrosby

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« on: April 08, 2006, 07:38:01 PM »
Here's a clip of a controller at YVR proposing to his girlfriend that is a passenger on a plane.

Apparantly he got a talking to by Navcanada after the event..



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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2006, 08:14:41 PM »
Does that pilot sound like Sgt. Oddball from Kelly's Heroes or what? :lol:

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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2006, 08:24:14 PM »
Don't think he got in too much trouble, there was an article in the company newsletter congratulating them on their engagement (his wife-to-be is also an employee of Nav Canada), along with a description of how he proposed.

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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2006, 10:23:46 PM »
Great clip! Very nicely done by the controller! I'm going to have to save this one and use it as future reference :D

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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2006, 08:46:07 AM »
Nice clip...what a cool pilot.

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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2006, 03:02:01 PM »
Great clip, thanks a lot.

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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2006, 04:25:25 PM »
Quote from: davolijj
Nice clip...what a cool pilot.



definitly! that was a nice clip.

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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2006, 05:08:19 PM »
bcrosby,

Hey, thanks!!  :D  Very nice clip...

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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2006, 05:18:36 PM »
Awww that was like right out of a movie or something, congrats to those two!

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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2006, 06:35:01 PM »
That is AWESOME...  :D

Just curious - where did you get this feed from as I'm pretty sure there is CYVR feed on here!!  :)

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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2006, 06:51:37 PM »
well someone sounded alittle nervous lol

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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2006, 08:51:10 PM »
just a little nervous

But what a memorable way to do it

Wonderful clip

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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2006, 11:52:26 PM »
I wish that I could make that kind of proposal like this one. Interesting, but I like it.  :)

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« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2006, 05:13:44 AM »
He wasn't nervous to guide the airplanes 5 days a week and have the lives of thousands in his hands but he was nervous to ask her to marry him.  :lol: Typical Air traffic controller.  :P

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« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2006, 11:18:21 AM »
Quote from: Tomato
That is AWESOME...  :D

Just curious - where did you get this feed from as I'm pretty sure there is CYVR feed on here!!  :)


I found it from another blog called "Cockpit Conversation". I dont know where she got the clip from.

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« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2006, 01:30:09 PM »
Very, very enjoyable clip!  You could just imagine the volume on the aircraft after that.

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« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2006, 09:10:42 PM »
Just like the ending of the movie "Pushing Tin".. where the approach controller (casted by John Cusack) say sorry to his wife..  :D  

But I find this clip even better!

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« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2006, 10:33:59 PM »
Wow, I need to get that movie. What really pushing tin means? Pushing cans, or what? (since english is not my first language) Please, anyone?

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« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2006, 10:50:51 PM »
"Pushing tin" is a slang term for controlling air traffic, especially in a busy environment. While technically not made of tin, airliners bear enough of a resemblance to tin cans that the reference is easily enough understood.

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« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2006, 11:14:39 PM »
Thanks, so I wasn't far at all for the meaning. I'm gonna get that movie.

Any other movie that you know that is with ATC story?

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« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2006, 11:19:10 AM »
Fra,

There is also a movie called "Ground Control", in 1998..
IMDB.COM quote:

"A disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions."

ATC fans may probably be interested or like it..  most other people may find it boring though   :?

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« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2006, 11:40:43 AM »
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There is also a movie called "Ground Control", in 1998..


Don't forget "Summer Rental" with John Candy.  He was an overworked  tower controller in need of a vacation:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090098/

:)

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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2006, 12:42:22 PM »
Quote from: KSYR-pjr
Quote from: kkjlai
There is also a movie called "Ground Control", in 1998..


Don't forget "Summer Rental" with John Candy.  He was an overworked  tower controller in need of a vacation:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090098/

:)


http://jahozafat.com/cgi-bin/mp3s.cgi?Summer_Rental=Ihateflies.mp3

Hehehe...

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« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2006, 01:01:36 PM »
Modern Problems

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BTW IMHO Pushing Tin was really bad.  The best thing about that movie was when they showed Cusack visualizing the traffic in 3 dimensions.  That is how a controller interprets the 2 dimensional display in his mind.  Oh yeah, and that one scene with Angelina Jolie... :lol:  After that you can hit the eject button.

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« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2006, 02:52:25 PM »
You had to love the ATC sequences in "Airplane" too...

 :lol: