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Old 1st Jun 2014, 06:26
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Here's one that gets my vote:

"FULLY READY"

It's correctly stated as "READY" (for start or pushback or for takeoff etc)

READY is ready…period…why call when only partly ready? Don't get me going on the RT out there! Joined an airway over Turkey that continues over Iraq and into the Gulf last time up, and was surrounded by all three carriers from that region. By the time we got to top of descent I had a headache from the poor RT from ALL parties! Missed calls, incorrect read backs, challenges from crews to clearances (they didn't like ordered speed reductions and altitude changes to keep traffic moving) Impatient controllers…if it wasn't so embarrassing to the industry, it would have been funny. Sadly the levels of ICAO RT and language qualifications don't take into account where a pilot learns his RT…and despite the various carriers in the Gulf attempts to standardize this, it's a FAIL in my book!

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