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Yes, pilots were meowing on the radio-and air traffic control had something to say about it. Now the FAA is investigating.

Air traffic controllers were met with even more cat noises and additional barking after telling the unidentified pilots to ...

The meowing occurred over an air traffic control frequency at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on April 12.

Audio from the exchange, which has since gone viral online, captures the pilots mimicking animal sounds while communicating over the shared radio channel used by multiple aircraft in the vicinity.

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it before: playfully meowing as a greeting or in response to the animal’s sounds.

Pilots were heard making meow and animal noises over an open air traffic control frequency at Reagan National Airport, drawing concern and amusement.

The animal sounds heard over an air traffic control frequency were not from a cat loose on the plane, but human pilots making animal noises. The meowing occurred over an air traffic control frequency ...