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In ATC (Air Traffic Control) phraseology some numbers are spoken particularly, such as number 3 is pronounced “tree” instead of “three” and number 9 as “niner”. – Here is a short example why:

Source: LiveATC

Bloody aaaawwwwwsome!
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Turkish Airlines 6333 Airbus 330-223F (Reg.-Nr. 9M-MUC) from Istanbul Ataturk (LTBA) to Zurich (LSZH) was going around after a “flap indication problem” today.
Here’s the ATC transcript.

THY6333 go around rwy 14 LSZH 28FEB2014 0856Z

[THY6333] Tower THY6333 established ILS request to go around due ???
[TWR LSZH] THY6333 Zurich tower, grüezi roger copied
[THY6333] THY6333 going around
[TWR LSZH] THY6333, roger follow standard missed approach procedure
[THY6333] THY6333

THY6333 after go around rwy 14 LSZH 28FEB2014 0858Z

[THY6333] Turkish 6333
[LSZH APP] THY633(wrong) Zurich arrival hello, climb to 7000ft
[THY6333] climb to 7000 THY6333
[LSZH APP] THY633(wrong) are you ready for another approach rwy 14 or do you prefer to hold at AMIKI
[THY6333] THY6333 request to hold we need about 5 minutes
[LSZH APP] THY633(wrong) roger is copied report when ready for another approach
[THY6333] THY6333 wilco
[LSZH APP] THY633(wrong) report your problem
[THY6333] we have a flaps lock indication problem THY6333
[LSZH APP] THY633(wrong) roger

SXS77U (Boeing 737) from Antalya (LTAI) seemingly had some troubles with the altimeter and therefore decided to do a “zero flap” landing, with about 191 knodts (354 km/h) on final in LSZH.
SXS77U
Listen to the ATC recording from Zurich EAST approach (LSZH APP) over Zurich WEST approach (LSZH APP) until Zurich Tower (LSZH TWR).

Source: LiveATC

LSZH Approach EAST Frequency 131.150
15:46:54
LSZH APP: SXS77U arrival good afternoon descend to FL110 expect ILS rwy 14 no delay

15:50:49
LSZH APP: SXS77U fly heading 250 for radar vectors into left hand downwind
SXS77U: (unreadable)
LSZH APP: roger descend to FL80
SXS77U: descend FL80 SXS77U

15:51:20
LSZH APP: SXS77U reduce speed 230 knodts about 35 miles from touchdown
SXS77U: reduce speed 230 knodts SXS77U

15:53:00
LSZH APP: SXS77U turn right heading 300 descend to 6000ft QNH 1027
SXS77U: (unreadable) 300 SXS77U
LSZH APP: SXS77U correct speed 210 knodts

15:54:54
LSZH APP: SXS77U turn left heading 260 descend to 5000ft
SXS77U: left heading 260 descending 5000 SXS77U

15:55:58
LSZH APP: SXS77U speed 180kt turn left heading 230
SXS77U: (unreadable)

15:56:24
LSZH APP: SXS77U turn left heading 170 descend to 4000ft cleared ILS approach rwy 14 report established
SXS77U: (unreadable)

15:56:54
SXS77U: SXS77U
LSZH APP: go ahead
SXS77U: we have a ?? radar vectors for holding point
LSZH APP: SXS77U roger then climb again to 6000ft and continue on turn right heading 220
SXS77U: right 220 climb to 6000ft SXS77U
LSZH APP: SXS77U roger and can you say again the nature of the problem
SXS77U: (unreadable)
LSZH APP: I understand altimeter problem?
SXS77U: altimeter problem SXS77U
LSZH APP: SXS77U roger expect vectors to GIPOL holding turn right heading 250
SXS77U: expect GIPOL holding (unreadable)

15:58:20
SXS77U: SXS77U would you please confirm the point again?
LSZH APP: it said GIPOL holding
SXS77U: confirm the point GOLF INDIA PAPA OSCAR LIMA
LSZH APP: GOLF INDIA PAPA OSCAR LIMA that is correct, the current position about 1-0 miles on heading 240
SXS77U: 10 miles thanks
LSZH APP: SXS77U contact now Zurich arrival on 118 decimal 0 he is informed about the nature of your problem
SXS77U: 118 decimal 3 thanks SXS77U
LSZH APP: 1-1-8-0
SXS77U: 118.0 SXS77U

LSZH Approach WEST Frequency 118.0
15:59:05
SXS77U: Arrival SXS77U
LSZH APP: SXS77U to the arrival hello climb to FL70
SXS77U: FL70 SXS77U

15:59:27
LSZH APP: SXS77U proceed GIPOL and hold be advised longest available runway in Zurich is rwy 16 ILS approach
SXS77U: Thank you very much for the information and hold over GIPOL SXS77U

16:00:15
SXS77U: SXS77U may we climb up to FL80 or 90
LSZH APP: SXS77U climb to FL90 join the holding keep me advised
SXS77U: climb FL90 join the holding and keep you informed SXS77U

16:16:11
SXS77U: Arrival SXS77U we are finished with the checklist and request radar vectoring for ILS rwy 16
LSZH APP: SXS77U roger expect radar vectoring rwy 16 we’ll give you a long lineup and confirm the status of your aircraft
SXS77U: we will make a landing with all flaps up landing SXS77U
LSZH APP: ok, this case 0 flap landing SXS77U fire brigade will be on standby then on the runway be advised surface winds 070 degrees 7kt I call call you back for the radar vectors in about two minutes
SXS77U: yes Sir, we will stay on the runway after landing and wait for radar vector SXS77U
LSZH APP: roger, you will stay on the runway, copy that SXS770 will you be later on able to taxi away or do you need a tow?
SXS77U: we need a tow, Sir SXS77U most probably the speed break will be very hot
LSZH APP: roger fire brigade will be on standby next to your aircraft after the landing to cool your breaks and we will organise as well a tow to tow you then when everything is safe back to the stand
SXS77U: thank you very much SXS77U

16:17:48
LSZH APP: SXS77U turn right heading 040 radar vectoring ILS approach rwy 16
SXS77U: right heading 040 degrees radar vectors for ILS rwy 16 SXS77U

16:19:04
LSZH APP: SXS77U you have 37 miles to touchdown descend to FL70 no speed restrictions during the entire approach
SXS77U: descending FL70 no speed restriction thank you very much SXS77U
LSZH APP: you are welcome, you will be number one for ILS rwy 16
SXS77U: thank you

16:20:03
LSZH APP: SXS77U for your information fire brigade is ready on rwy 16
SXS77U: thank you, Sir SXS77U

16:20:27
LSZH APP: SXS77U turn right heading 060 descend 6000ft QNH 1027
SXS77U: right heading 060 degrees descending to 6000ft QNH 1027 SXS77U
LSZH APP: roger will be a lineup about 15 miles is that ok for you?
SXS77U affirm, Sir it’s ok SXS77U

16:21:43
OSZ: Zurich Arrival OSCAR SIERRA ZULU
LSZH APP: go ahead
OSZ: ah we are here descending 130 approaching ZULU HOTEL 625
LSZH APP: and you are a Citation XL and which ATIS do you have?
OSZ: information BRAVO OSCAR SIERRA ZULU
LSZH APP: roger please check CHARLIE
OSZ: wildo

16:22:53
LSZH APP: SXS77U descend to 5000ft
SXS77U: descending 5000ft SXS77U

16:23:51
LSZH APP: SXS770 please report souls on board and any dangerous goods
SXS77U: no dangerous goods sir and just standby for souls
LSZH APP: roger
(…)
SXS77U: we have 174 souls on board SXS77U
LSZH APP: 1-7-4 souls on board turn right heading 130 intercept localiser rwy 16
SXS77U: right heading 130 degrees intercept localiser rwy 16 SXS770

16:24:40
LSZH APP: SXS770 descend to 4000ft cleared for the ILS approach rwy 16 report established
SXS77U: descending 4000ft cleared for the ILS approach rwy 16 will call you when establishing SXS770

16:27:00
LSZH APP: SXS770 are you established?
SXS77U: affirm, Sir established SXS770
LSZH APP: roger contact tower 118 decimal 1 good bye
SXS77U: 118.1 thank you very much Sir SXS770

LSZH Tower Frequency 118.1
16:26:43
LSZH TWR: SWR107E?
SWR107E: go ahead
LSZH TWR: There will be a slight delay for you a landing traffic on a crossing rwy is approaching 4 miles with a 0-flap landing on a very high approach speed
SWR107E: is copied SWR107E
LSZH TWR: (unreadable) in case you do abort the takeoff
SWR107E: is blocked SWR107E

16:26:43
SXS77U: SXS770 ILS rwy 16
LSZH TWR: hello SXS770 wind 060 degrees 5 kt rwy 16 you are cleared to land
SXS77U: cleared to land rwy 16 SXS770
LSZH TWR: and the equipment is waiting at the runway
SXS77U: excellent, thank you SXS770

16:27:20
LSZH TWR: Swiss 564 flight delayed due to traffic landing on the crossing runway which requires a rwy check after landing
SWR564: copied 564
LSZH TWR: wind check 070 degrees knodts for rwy 16

16:28:02
LSZH TWR: and Tower SXS770 hold position the fire brigade is coming out
SXS77U: holding position SXS770
LSZH TWR: do you have hot breaks do you need any break cooling?
SXS77U: affirm we need SXS770
LSZH TWR: you need break cooling do confirm
SXS77U: affirm SXS770

16:30:14
LSZH TWR: SXS770
SXS77U: go ahead SXS770
LSZH TWR: the fire brigade wants you to shut down your engines please
SXS77U: (unreadable)
LSZH TWR: say again, please
SXS77U: we need one minute SXS770
LSZH TWR: ok, that is checked

16:31:12
SXS77U: Tower SXS770
LSZH TWR: yes
SXS77U: would you please give us the frequency for the fire brigade?
LSZH TWR: the problem is they only speak german
SXS77U: hehe excellent thank you
LSZH TWR: ahm very excellent (…) can I tell them what you like?
SXS77U: actually I wanted to coordinate the operation but anyways they know what to do thank you very much

16:32:04
LSZH TWR: SXS770
SXS77U: Go ahead SXS770
LSZH TWR: What would be the indication of your break temperature?
SXS77U: we don’t have an indication SXS770
LSZH TWR: ok

16:32:33
LSZH TWR: SXS770
SXS77U: Go ahead SXS770
LSZH TWR: you don’t speak german by chance or got a co-pilot who speaks german
SXS77U: unfortunately (..) we only speak english, Sir
LSZH TWR: ok

16:33:00
LSZH TWR: and SXS770 for your information cooling f?? and air cooling
SXS77U: thank you that is copied, Sir SXS770

16:33:30
LSZH TWR: SXS770
SXS77U: Go ahead SXS770
LSZH TWR: please switch to GND 121.9
SXS77U: 121.9 SXS770 thank you

(unfortunately GND is not covered by Live ATC recordings)

Source

Tonight (09JUN2013 at 19:48 UTC) at LSZH a living Fox has been spotted by a departing aircraft from runway 32. Listen to the ATC conversation, which he caused:

Source: LiveATC

ATC Transcript:
[TWR]: SWR1584 departure bye bye
[SWR1584]: To departure bye bye SWR1584 and for your information we had a living Fox just on the runway
[TWR]: ok thank you
[SWR564]: ade

[TWR]: SWR564 have you seen the Fox?
[SWR564]: Negative, SWR564
[TWR]: Danke schön. Contact departure, guet Nacht
[SWR564]: Departure, guet Nacht SWR564


SWR979 arriving from EDDT in swiss airspace.

Source: LiveATC

Swissradar frequency 136.150
[09JUN2013 19:25:08 UTC]
SWR979: … 208 for FL1-7-0
ACC: SWR979 hello identified cleared IBINI RILAX1A
SWR979: Say again SWR979
ACC: IBINI RILAX1A
SWR979: IBINI RILAX1A SWR979
ACC: Correction of course EMKIL RILAX1A
SWR979: Ah jetz isch klar hä! EMKIL, das ist gerade aus und dann RILAX1A SWR979
ACC: Genau. Sorry

[09JUN2013 19:26:33 UTC]
ACC: SWR979 descend to FL160
SWR979: Descending level 160 any avoid (?) restrictions? SWR979
ACC: Negative

[09JUN2013 19:30:35 UTC]
ACC: SWR979 contact arrival 1-3-1 decimal 1-5-0 good bye
SWR979: 3-1-1-5-0 guet Nacht SWR979

Zurich arrival East frequency 131.150
[09JUN2013 19:32:35 UTC]
SWR979: Arrival guete n’Abig SWR979 Airbus 3-20 with INDIA level 1-5-4 for 1-5-0
ARR: SWR979 Zurich Arrival grüetzi SONGI LAMAX expect ILS approach runway 2-8 reduce to speed 2-1-0 knodts
SWR979: reducing 2-10 SONGI LAMAX SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:33:25 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 proceed to AMIKI and hold
SWR979: AMIKI and hold SWR979 and any delay?
ARR: SWR979 negative expect just one holding pattern
SWR979: ok

[09JUN2013 19:34:12 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 descend to FL 1-4-0
SWR979: Descending now level 1-4-0 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:34:57 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 descend to FL 1-3-0
SWR979: Descending now 1-3-0 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:36:46 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 descend to FL 1-2-0
SWR979: Descending now level 1-2-0 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:37:58 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 descend to FL 1-1-0
SWR979: Descending level 1-1-0 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:38:40 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 descend to FL 100
SWR979: Descending now level 100 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:39:23 UTC]
SWR979: SWR979 turning into hold at AMIKI
ARR: SWR979 roger continue left turn heading 2-7-0 confirm left heading 2-7-0 vectoring to the ILS approach runway 2-8 descend to 7000ft QNH 1-0-0-8
SWR979: 1 double-0 8 descending 7000 left left heading 2-7-0 vector 2-8 SWR979
ARR: SWR979 correct expect 4-2 miles touchdown
SWR979: that’s copied

[09JUN2013 19:40:02 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 reduce speed 2-1-0 knodts
SWR979: We had descent SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:42:15 UTC]
ARR: Dee correction SWR979 turn left heading 1-8-0
SWR979: Left heading 1-8-0 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:42:47 UTC]
ARR: SWR979 contact final 1-2-5 descimal 3-2-5 good bye
SWR979: Bye bye SWR979 good night

Zurich final frequency 125.325
[09JUN2013 19:43:07 UTC]
SWR979: Final guete n’Abig SWR979
APP: Ah! SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:44:10 UTC]
APP: SWR979 descend to 6000ft
SWR979: Descending 6000 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:44:44 UTC]
APP: SWR979 right 2-1-0 descend to 5000ft
SWR979: Heading 2-1-0 descending 5000 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:45:17 UTC]
APP: SWR979 reduce to 1-8-0 knodts
SWR979: Reducing speed 1-80 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:45:35 UTC]
APP: SWR979 right 2-5-0 cleared ILS 2-8
SWR979: Right 2-5-0 cleared ILS 2-8 call you SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:46:53 UTC]
SWR979: SWR979 established ILS 2-8
APP: SWR979 thank you reduce to 1-6-0 knodts
SWR979: Reducing 1-6 this is 979

[09JUN2013 19:48:12 UTC]
APP: SWR979 tower 18-1 bye!
SWR979: Byebye guet Nacht, SWR979
APP: Thank you

Zurich tower frequency 118.100
[09JUN2013 19:48:19 UTC]
SWR979: Tower guete n’Abig Swiss 4 and a half miles 2-8. 979 4 and a half miles ILS 2-8
TWR: SWR979 hello

[09JUN2013 19:49:06 UTC]
TWR: SWR979 wind 0-1-0 degrees 3 knodts runway 2-8 cleared to land
SWR979: Cleared to land 2-8 SWR979

[09JUN2013 19:49:22 UTC]
SWR979: Is 1-6 available for SWR979?
TWR: Affirm
SWR979: Merci

[09JUN2013 19:50:36 UTC]
TWR: SWR979 Apron 1-2-1-7-5 guet Nacht
SWR979: 1-2-1-7-5 gute Nacht SWR979

Zurich Apron south frequency 121.750
[09JUN2013 19:51:00 UTC]
SWR979: Apron guten Abend SWR979 on ECHO
GND: SWR979 guete n’Abig turn second left into the INNER stand ALPHA 1-7
SWR979: INNER ALPHA 1-7 SWR979 schönen Abend
GND: Glychfalls

A small plane with the callsign “Focus one” circles in a holding pattern over SIERRA on approx. 10’000ft in LSZH TMA sector.

ATC transcript (Zurich Tower / LSZH TWR):
[27032013 22:18:06 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Zurich tower guete n’Abig (good evening) [unreadable]
LSZH TWR (Sarah): Focus one Zurich tower, grüezi, I read you very weak, in case ehm you have a phone number if you need to call us I don’t read you. – Confirm
FOCUS1: [unreadable] … call you back

(…)

FOCUS1: Zurich tower Focus one … [unreadable]
LSZH TWR: Focus one roger report mission completed

(…)

LSZH TWR: Focus one tower
FOCUS1: Will call you back when mission completed, Focus one
LSZH TWR: Roger

[27032013 22:39:44 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Focus one, mission city (?) completed (…) descend to 5000ft to remain out of your airospace
LSZH TWR: Focus one descend approved there is no traffic below
FOCUS1: Leaving 10’000ft descending 5000ft remaining outside keep (…) QNA(?) Focus one
LSZH TWR: Thank you very much, wünsch ihne e gueti Nacht wänn sy dänn fertig sind, ade
FOCUS1: Merci and contact 128.050?
LSZH TWR: I will call them first and in about two to three minutes you can call them
FOCUS1: (…)

[27032013 22:42:47 UTC]

Source: LiveATC

FOCUS1: Zurich tower Focus one … [unreadable] … frequency … (?)
LSZH TWR: Heli (?) Focus one you may contact 128.050 guet Nacht
FOCUS1: Roger guet Nacht, Focus one

Listen to this radio conversation between Pilot Clarence, Co-Pilot Roger, Navigator Victor and the ATC station.
Source: Airplane! (1980)

ATC: “209 You are cleared for take off”
Clarence: “Roger”
Roger: “Huh?”
ATC: “L.A. departure frequency 123.9”
Clarence: “Roger”
Roger: “Huh?”
Victor: “Request Vector, over”
Clarence: “What?”
ATC: “Flight 209 cleared for vector 324”
Roger: “We have clearance, Clarence”
Clarence: “Roger, Roger. What is our vector, Victor?”
Victor: “LA radio clearance, over”
Clarence: “That’s Clarence Oveur. Over”
Victor: “Roger”
Roger: “Huh?”
ATC: “Roger, over”
Roger: “What? – Huh? – Who?”

ATC conversation between LSZH Tower and SWR674H (23rd December 2012 12:09 UTC), one day before Christmas:

[23DEC2012 1209Z]
LSZH TWR: Swiss 6-7-4 HOTEL contact departure. – Ade.
SWR674H: Contacting Departure, Swiss 6-7-4 HOTEL. – Tschüss Huggi, guete Dienscht!
LSZH TWR: Tschau Roger, Dir au und schöni, frohsinnigi Oschtere! (Engl: Happy Easter!)
SWR674H: Genau, wünschi au, tschüss!
LSZH TWR: Tschau.

SWR674H (23rd December 2012): Flight route recording
Source: LiveATC

20120526 0938 UTC: Tonight there was an ELT signal on 121.500 Mhz around 3.7nm on final approach to rwy 34. – Maybe a glider in LSZK, which hit the runway hardly? Or a test ELT?

Source: LiveATC

This is how an ELT sounds like: