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Old 18th Oct 2008, 04:17
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BelArgUSA
 
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The rain in Spain stays mainly...

R/T in USA airspace is complicated for our friends from UK - correct.
Strange accent - correct too.
Fact is, when USA trained pilots fly in UK airspace, same thing.
USA pilots have to pay a lot of attention when on R/T in UK.
There are many different ways to pronounce the English language.
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I remember the 1970s in UK...
What was "missed approach" or "go around" in USA, was called "overshoot" in UK.
Makes me smile... "final" is singular in USA, and plural "finals" in UK.
Correct. ATC in USA (callsign) does not require "NOVEMBER 12345".
If a Cessna, you are simply "Cessna 12345" in USA.
If you are C-GXYZ (Canada), expect to be called "Canadian Cessna XYZ"...
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And USA, a QNH setting (the only kind they have) is only "Altimeter xxxx".
Ask a QNH in USA, and you will confuse that friendly controller.
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Dont forget... they say POINT in USA, when you say DECIMAL.
Ground frequency is always 121-something... i.e. "Ground Point Niner" for 121.9.
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I doubt they will ever ask you if you have "English Level 6" on your licence.
Boston Center knows that UK pilots got R/T training by William Shakespeare himself.
Or is it George Bernard Shaw...?
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