Deefer the Dog wrote:
The point I am making is simply this. In the US the phraseology is completely non standard to that agreed in the convention and bears no relationship to any differences filed. Whichever way you look at it, and as painful as it may feel, your system of not complying with agreed conventions increases the likelihood of confusion, especially when operators whose native language is not English have to disseminate slang. Confusion in a busy ATC environment is not what any of us want.
Put simply, if you sign up and agree to a convention, why not honour it?
Deefer, let me ask you a question.
Is your real concern with safety or with the fact that we dare to do things a little differently and fail to "honor" the convention as you put it?
If its because we've got minds of our own and don't fear doing what works for us, I don't have much to say.
If its to do with safety then statistics clearly show that we are safe, real safe in fact.