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date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:49:48 +0100,    group: uk.rec.aviation        back       
Re: "fox" or "foxtrot"?   
In message <46ab2351$0$25925$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr>, Ric 
 writes
>Here in France "fox" is universally used (even by ATC) in place of ICAO 
>standard "foxtrot". Has this found favour in the UK? Or do you all 
>still say "foxtrot"? It has been years since I flew in UK!

At least one controller and at least one pilot were heard to use Fox at 
Duxford yesterday.

I used a similar word when Red 7 took a birdstrike and had to RTB, thus 
rather spoiling the display as he was one of the Synchro Pair.
-- 
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!
date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:49:48 +0100   author:   Peter Twydell

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