Originally Posted by
hans brinker
Yes, we have our own lingo here, but everyone understands it. When I ask for "EMT" or "LEO at the gate" it happens.
Look in the mirror, plenty of cringe from professional EU pilots. And that is just the ones that actually speak English, because you seem to forget the ones that barely can speak it.
Cannot recall cringe RT on that level from pilots in Eu
ever except for perhaps poor ability in spoken English (and most of that is from non-Eu pilots) which is more or less forgiveable, as opposed to wilfully talking childish yee-haar scribble like 'Roll the trucks'.
In UK eryone would know what "Winkle out the Trumpton" means - but that's no reason for 'professional' pilots to be using it on TR, is it???
It's an exact comparison...
There may not be an ICAO OK phrase to specifiacally call the fire service, buit "MAYDAY FIRE" works the world over except in the strange places where you'd be subjected to a barrage of queries about whether you're declaring and emergency (!!!), what the nature of the problem is, how many pob, how much fuel in pounds...
"Request fire service" should have the same effect. If only.