Pilots Texting on the ACARS

ACARS COMPOSE MESSAGE SEND TO * SPECIAL 8 SEND+ EDV5382 - HELLO EDV5382 - OVO HIII DO YOU RP <RETURN 16:39 EDV5382 IS TYPING... CHECK FPLN ALT FREE TEXT 2/2 DL ADDR: FUR HELLO OVO SKW4238 - HIII HOW IS SKW4238 - DO U RP *SEND <RETURN 16:42 SKY4238 IS TYPING...

Two aircraft cockpit communication panels show pilots using an ACARS system like a casual text chat, sending “hello,” “ovo,” and “hiii” while asking if the other pilot is role-playing. The joke is that professional pilots are exchanging awkward internet-style messages during a flight, making ordinary aviation equipment look like a teen messaging app.

• @afrosidemoon / 15887 2019-07-27