New York, N.Y. (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether a child directed planes from Kennedy Airport’s air traffic control tower.

A child’s voice can be heard on a tape making five transmissions to pilots preparing for takeoff on Feb. 17. The recording was obtained by WFXT-TV in Boston.

In one exchange, the child can be heard saying, “JetBlue 171 contact departure.”

A male voice in the tower says: “That’s what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school.”

The child later clears another plane for takeoff, and says, “Adios, amigo.”

The FAA said in a statement: “Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved in this incident are not controlling air traffic.” It added: “This behavior is not acceptable.”

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(via 13WHAM. Emphasis mine.)

Jesus, FAA. What crawled up your butts and died? What could be more adorable than a little kid telling pilots “Adios, amigo!” as they are cleared for takeoff? Hell, I think this should become standard procedure! Let’s get a kid in every tower just for this purpose.

Join my new facebook group: One Kid Per Tower (OKPT).