Originally Posted by
Bokkenrijder
Good point, and while we're at it, why doesn't the FAA try to stamp out the use of slang?
"Southwest thirteen twenty-eight" and "...checking in three five oh" and "runway four" might sound cool on the radio, but it's not ICAO standard and has huge potential for a serious accident.
Oh, but don't forget to add "heavy" to your call sign when taxiing or cruising at FL370...
Like usual it did not take long for the radio pedants to ride in with their self righteous certainty about the superiority of the EU way.
The new hires at Southwest and Delta are running 4 and 5 thousand hours, but your EU LOCO with the 200 hr airline puppy mill graduate is going to be so much safer because he can talk the "right" way on the radio
