Originally Posted by
alwayzinit
I would be interested about what others think about the use of the word TO, when ATC issue clearances or crews read back.
Such as "reduce speed To two fife zero" or "climb to two two zero"
This morning a Teutonic sounding gent was prefixing speed and alt changes with TO that seemed to be causing numerous reconfirmation of clearances by red eyed pilots.
I know that in SA "To" is used a lot but this was the first instance I have experienced in DXB.
Thoughts ?
I have notice from time to time how the clearance with the word "TO" can be misleading. In such cases I feel I have to make slow and accentuated read back to make sure I understood the clearance. It would seem to be open to misinterpretation. However, saying that I don't believe either myself nor the other crew member have ever misunderstood such a clearance.