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Old 11th Apr 2011, 18:54
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Danscowpie
 
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Contact one ahead
is perfectly acceptable R/T and means what it says.

I thought you were supposed to say "Tally Ho". In deep Kent, anyway
Is complete and utter bollocks, if you must use military R/T the correct phrase is
Tally that
, but it means absolutely nothing in the civilian world.

Any airfield, instructor that teaches or encourages non standard R/T or any pilot who uses non standard R/T (i.e anything which doesn't conform to CAP 413) is demonstrating their complete lack of professional standards.

As a very experienced ATCO, Examiner and pilot, the moment I hear that sort of crap it makes me question everything else the pilot does and I treat them with extra care, strictly by the book and often resulting in their embarresment.

Have no doubt about it chaps and chappesses, if you sound as though you know what you are doing, people the other side of the headset will generally believe you.
Don't and you'll generally get treated as the situation warrants.
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