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Old 10th Jan 2024, 13:09
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Originally Posted by Herod
During my time I had to declare "Mayday" three times. Two of those were in French airspace, going into CDG. After about three conversations in French between ATC and French aircraft, the reply to me was "XXX, say again"
When speaking with French controllers all they seem to say to me is, “Tis not possible”. Is that ICAO phraseology?
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