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Old September 2nd 06, 11:21 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dan Luke
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Default Why don't voice radio communications use FM?


"Peter R." wrote:


With regards to aviation communication, "niner" is the proper phonetic
pronunciation of nine and "fife" is the proper pronunciation of five,


There is newsreel footage from the fifties of a nuclear bomb test that
includes scenes from the control room. The guy calling the countdown
actually says "fiver". Talk about unclear on the concept!

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Dan
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