RT by British crews when in the US.
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RT by British crews when in the US.
I've found a website that lets you listen in on on a number of US ATC units. I'd forgetten how 'relaxed' the RT in the US can be. My question is, do British crews maintain our more regimented RT style when flying in US and if so, does it wind up the local ATCO's ? eg's 'forty five hundred' instead of 'four tousand fife hundred'
Also, does 'flight level XXX' not get used stateside since I've heard lot's of 'levels thirty nine thousand' etc......... or do they have a super high transistion level ?
Also, does 'flight level XXX' not get used stateside since I've heard lot's of 'levels thirty nine thousand' etc......... or do they have a super high transistion level ?
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Ya'all ain't from around here, are ya?
Oh God. Here we go again.
It's amazing we can move the sheer volume of air traffic that we do considering our lack of attention to detail.
But there you have it.
The transition level is FL180 nationwide.
It's amazing we can move the sheer volume of air traffic that we do considering our lack of attention to detail.
But there you have it.
The transition level is FL180 nationwide.
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Most of us stick to standard phraseology with certain minor adjustments, such as pronouning your flight number one seventy nine instead of 179 and using the term 'Heavy' a lot. Can't say I've ever really had a problem communicating over there. Anyway nobody says fower tousand fife hundred in the UK these days unless they're a bit odd.
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Originally Posted by zerozero
The transition level is FL180 nationwide.
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Sorry for the late response.
Reference Table 7-2-1:
http://www.faa.gov/ATPubs/AIM/Chap7/aim0702.html