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It's not just professionalism. It's intentional and codified down to how you pronounce numbers: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/ch
by digdigdag 4y ago
It's not just professionalism. It's intentional and codified down to how you pronounce numbers:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap4_section_2.html https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html...
- monocasa 4y agoAnd in fact one of the worst air disasters of all time was from a similar situation where a 747 taking off ran into another 747 that was still landing at least partially due to a communication breakdown and nonstandard phrasing between the planes and the ATC. 9/11 is the only air disaster with more casualties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Communication_misunderstandings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster#Comm...