Originally Posted by
Roadster280
Tom,
I just find it hard to believe that if there's two Typhoons on QRA, in the absence of anything else, the crews set their watches by an antiquated, inherently poorly granular audio system (i.e. TIM), and the aircraft themselves are on separate clocks. Perhaps this isn't the case, and it's an OPSEC issue. I do hope so.
Roadster, I agree, I think there is something else at play here. I can't speak with any authority on this, but I suspect if Ops types are using the speaking clock then it is perhaps being done out of convenience and habit. It does appear rather antiquated given the alternatives.