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December 18th 04, 01:14 PM
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:19:56 -0600, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"SIERRA" is a failure as a phonetic letter and should be changed, IMO. "SUGAR" was better, but it is too much of an oddball pronunciaton to be successful internationally. One of the worst! A Spanish speaker would presumably render it SOO-harrr. I learned the old phonetic alphabet, and when I began flying I found that the term that stuck with me despite my best effort to abolish it was Baker in lieu of Bravo. The FSS briefer would always correct me. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com the blog www.danford.net 
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