Safety Issue: Reporting "Final"
Doing my Air/Ground bit recently, I was caught out by the following report from a pilot:
"G-XX on final".
What I heard was "G-XX long final" (in other words, more than 4 miles away). The two sound very similar over the r/t. My fault, but a point worth mentioning for the sake of safety in a busy circuit. The correct and unambiguous report at 4 nm or less is:
"G-XX final"