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Old 29th Apr 2011, 22:57
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Originally Posted by Plasmech
Here in the US, especially in cities, we generally say:

ATC: "Cactus 1234, please say airspeed"

Cactus 1234: "Yo homes, I dun be at uh twee fife nine-ah knots on my rope, you hear what I'm sayin' yo, peace?"
A perfect example of why correct phraseology is so important - those all-too-common cases where neither the pilot nor controller has English as a first language.

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