Pet hate in fighter control. The way that single words can be expanded into many words (squeezing an inch of information into a yard of words). As in, "be advised that MAGIC73 is taxying at this time."
WHAT THE HELL OTHER BLOODY TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT??????
How about, "MAGIC73 is taxying". It's not fecking difficult, is it?
I do like the (apocryphal) story about a pilot/FC who's been an utter pain in the arse and starts berating the FC/pilot across the radio. When he's finished, he recieves the reply: "Hello Pot, this is Kettle. Confirm black, OVER"
