Originally Posted by parishiltons
(Post 11487881)
Perhaps if the USA adopted ICAO phraseology and enforced it, it would be a better place to fly, particularly for ESL pilots.
Has the US registered a difference with ICAO for nonstandard phraseology? It’s unfortunate enough that they persist with feet and statute miles for visibility, pounds and ounces, US quarts and gallons, and inches Hg for altimeter settings, but they reckon they have a right to those things because (to misquote that wonderfully politically incorrect song), “they got the bomb”. |
Originally Posted by Mach E Avelli
(Post 11487897)
For the USA to file nonstandard phraseology differences with ICAO would fill a volume as thick as a telephone directory.
It’s unfortunate enough that they persist with feet and statute miles for lengths, US quarts and gallons, and inches Hg, but they reckon they have a right to those things because (to misquote that wonderfully politically incorrect song), “they got the bomb”. |
For the USA to file nonstandard phraseology differences with ICAO would fill a volume as thick as a telephone directory. It’s unfortunate enough that they persist with feet and statute miles for visibility, pounds and ounces, US quarts and gallons, and inches Hg for altimeter settings, The other units mentioned will also never change - there is too much entrenched infrastructure that uses those units. |
The other units mentioned will also never change - there is too much entrenched infrastructure that uses those units |
Don't forget that China uses meters for altimetry and Russia below flight levels is in meters. Considering a very big percentage of the worlds pilots are from the USA, China and Russia, you can safely say that overall standardization of the majority of pilots on one system is still a while away.
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Originally Posted by 43Inches
(Post 11488353)
Don't forget that China uses meters for altimetry and Russia below flight levels is in meters. Considering a very big percentage of the worlds pilots are from the USA, China and Russia, you can safely say that overall standardization of the majority of pilots on one system is still a while away.
What isn't are the ATC procedures - and if YT videos are any guide, as far as I'm concerned, the USA are welcome to theirs and good luck to them. |
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