If we use the pilot's alphabet, there is no way we can confuse these letters. “C” becomes “Charlie”, “D” becomes “Delta”, “E” becomes “Echo”, “T” becomes “Tango”, and “Z” becomes “Zulu”.
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Affirm: Contrary to popular belief, pilots do not say “affirmative” when they mean “yes” – the correct term is affirm, pronounced “AY-firm”.
Fox is short for foxtrot, the NATO phonetic designation for the letter F, which is short for fire. The radio call announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire, alerting other pilots to avoid maneuvering into the path of the munition.
The callout from the pilots like LOC blue serves to remind themselves of the current flight guidance modes, and to maintain awareness of mode changes. This is also to ensure that their mental idea of what the aircraft will do next is up to date and fits to the current flight situation.
If you are flying at 11,000 feet, you report this altitude as “one one thousand”. If you are flying at 11,500 feet, you say “one one thousand fife hundred”. These rules are valid for altitudes under 18,000 feet.
Definition. V1 is the maximum speed at which a rejected takeoff can be initiated in the event of an emergency. V1 is also the minimum speed at which a pilot can continue takeoff following an engine failure.
It can be said that V1 is the commit to fly speed. V2 is the speed at which the airplane will climb in the event of an engine failure. It is known as the takeoff safety speed.
Moreover, there is a list of words with special meaning on flights. For example, “Roger” meaning “received”; “affirm” meaning “yes”; “approach” meaning “coming to land”, etc. The language of aviation is changing and nowadays following the current spelling alphabet pilots use “Romeo” instead of “Roger”.
The word heavy means a larger aircraft type, with a Maximum Takeoff Weight of 160 tonnes or more. These aircraft create wake turbulence from their wings and require extra separation between following aircraft, and the use of heavy reminds other pilots of that fact.