Pilots appear to make meowing and barking sounds over air traffic control

The Airline Pilots Under Investigation for Meowing and Barking at Each Other

There’s nothing wrong with being a weird, silly little freak. Unless you’re using your freakiness as an excuse to hurt other people. If you’re harming no one, you should be fine…but with one small caveat: if being a weird, silly little freak can potentially get someone hurt. That’s what happened recently when a pair of airline pilots went viral for meowing and barking into their headsets while air traffic controllers were listening in, begging t…

Pilots appear to make meowing and barking sounds over air traffic control

Two pilots appeared to make animal noises while communicating with each other near Reagan International Airport.

Pilots Caught Making Animal Noises on Emergency Radio Frequency

Pilots were caught meowing on an emergency air traffic control frequency, prompting an FAA investigation and a call for professionalism in the cockpit.

‘Meow Meow’ ATC Incident: Why The Viral Pilot Exchange Triggered an FAA Investigation

A bizarre audio clip of pilots making animal sounds over an air traffic control channel has taken off online, but the reaction on the ground has been far less amused. The “meow meow” ATC incident, which occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, is now under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, raising serious questions about professionalism and safety in aviation communication. What happened in the ‘meow meow’ ATC…