Army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature, as the nature of helicopter-fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface. Fox is short for foxtrot, the NATO phonetic designation for the letter F, which is short for fire.
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What do pilots say when they are ready to take off? The correct phrase is to say “ready for departure”. The tower might come back and say you are cleared for takeoff, and pilot would read that back. The word “takeoff” is used only at the final step before you actually take off.
A year after 9/11, the Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act (49 U.S.C.44921) was passed, allowing US pilots - working for US airlines - to carry pistols in the cockpit. The first class of Federal Flight Deck Officers, as the armed flight crew are known, graduated in April 2003. Classes have run ever since.