Pilot Dad & Daughter Cross Paths On ATC Frequency: "Pops?" "Hello, Where You At?"

Pilot has surprise encounter with father, also a pilot, on the runway at Dulles: 'Pops?'

Two pilots were preparing to depart from Washington Dulles International Airport when one of them recognized the other's voice over air traffic control.

Meeting in the sky: pilots father and daughter accidentally heard each other while communicating with a dispatcher in the USA

Meeting in the sky: pilots father and daughter accidentally heard each other while communicating with a dispatcher in the USA. "Dad?" — asked the girl who was on board another flight. "So your daughter is a pilot...

Pilot has surprise encounter with father, also a pilot, on the runway at Virginia airport: 'Pops?'

Two pilots were preparing to depart from Washington Dulles International Airport when one of them recognized the other's voice over air traffic control.

Pilot Dad & Daughter Cross Paths On ATC Frequency: "Pops?" "Hello, Where You At?"

Sometimes kids will run into their parents in passing, when they weren’t expecting it. However, it doesn’t typically happen on an air traffic control frequency, while both are at the controls of different aircraft. This is a ridiculously cute story, which can’t help but put a smile on your face… Dad & daughter pilot different planes at Dulles Airport A 45-second air traffic control clip has been posted to social media, highlighting a fun recent …

“Pops?” Pilot father and daughter share hilarious mid-takeoff exchange over Dulles ATC frequency

WASHINGTON — A routine runway departure turned into an unexpected family reunion in the skies when a father and daughter, both commercial airline pilots, crossed paths on the same radio frequency at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The heartwarming interaction unfolded as the father, piloting United Airlines Flight 108, was coordinating with Air Traffic Control […]

AUDIO: Father-Daughter Pilots Unexpectedly Reunite Over Dulles Airport Radio

An ordinary stretch of radio traffic at Washington Dulles International Airport turned into a touching family moment as father-daughter pilots shared a viral Dulles radio moment after realizing they were on the same frequency. The exchange, recorded Sept. 1 and later shared online, involved a father flying a United Airlines aircraft and his daughter, a […]