Originally Posted by
oicur12.again
what is the origin of the phrase "coming down".
Probably the US
As a non American flying domestic in the US, every day I chuckle at the rubbish spoken on the radio.
"comin down" is common for a transponder code.
Never once heard that in the US.
But, "We'd like to put a request in for FL340, if available," drives me nuts. This isn't
Mother, May I?