I'm sure many here who listen to jfk tower have heard this controller. He seems to have a short temper at times, especially with foreign pilots or pilots who don't follow his instructions. Here is some of his banter:
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Several years ago, I remember he was working ground and had a UA flight going to LHR pushback and face the wrong direction. Apparently, one UA flight was going to LHR and the other was going to taxi to the hangar. He thought the LHR flight was going to the hangar. The pilots were not amused and asked for his initials, stating they were going to file a complaint. He kinda laughed it off and tried to downplay it but did give them his initials.
I was quite surprised to be speaking to him while doing stop and gos the other night at ISP. I almost started laughing and then got a little nervous because I didn't want him yelling at me if I said or did something wrong! He was very polite that evening. I almost wanted to ask him if he knows he's on youtube but I decided not to. Maybe next time!
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